Imagine you could generate electricity from your hands. You’d be able to power anything you want, with a single touch. What about generating electricity with your...
We all know our time here is limited. But we don’t know by how much. Are we better off not knowing when we’ll die? Or would a countdown help us all to lead...
What’s shiny, liquid, conducts electricity and is also the surname of a legendary rock star? You guessed it, mercury. This naturally occurring element has a lot of...
What if, instead of compressed air, we filled the cannon with liquid nitrogen? Could you live through the ordeal without getting frozen in the process? How far would you...
Millions of years ago, the Earth looked very different. A huge landmass, called Pangea, covered about a third of our planet. But about 175 million years ago, the Earth...
What if I told you that every time you’re asleep in your bed at night, your private thoughts might be compromised? What if, when you’re dreaming about all your hopes...
Let’s say you’ve got two bottles of water in front of you. One is a plastic bottle, the other a reusable one. You already know that you should probably pick the reusable...
So, is our world just an illusion? Why do some physicists believe that physical matter isn’t real? What scientific experiments have changed our view of reality...
Friction is what allows us to move…and to slow down. Friction is how we pick things up …and hold on to them. To be totally honest, there isn’t much we...
We sure love our roads. We love them so much that we seem determined to pave the entire world. But maybe roads can become the future of renewable energy. That’s right...
Would you go to space if you had the chance? What if you could make the journey aboard a giant hydrogen balloon instead of a rocket? It might sound unusual, but this...
Are you the one hovering around the chef at a bbq? Do you add bacon to every salad? If you’re one to give into your carnivore instincts, it makes you wonder. What...
