Plastic doesn’t come from nature like wood or cotton. Plastic was invented by people in a science lab. There are lots of types of plastic with many useful properties...
Most modern elevators use pulleys and an electric motor to move the elevator up and down. A pulley is a simple machine, made of a wheel with a cable looped around it...
People have discovered around 230,000 different marine species. But since so little of the ocean has been explored, scientists think that there could be two million more...
Earthworms are animals with smooth skin and a body made of many small segments. There are more than 7000 different kinds of earthworms. They live in most temperate and...
Whales are perfectly adapted for life in an aquatic habitat. Their nostrils, or blowholes, are located on the top of their heads. Whales are covered in a thick layer of...
Earthquakes actually happen all the time. On Earth, there are about 500,000 earthquakes every day. The Richter scale measures how powerful an earthquake is by rating the...
If a family member calls you from jail panicking and says they need you to wire them some money for legal fees, would you second guess them and potentially make the...
Did you know that dinosaurs still walk the Earth? They may not look as intimidating as they used to, but they’re every bit as deadly. Their razor-sharp claws...
With the cost of living soaring, an economic crisis, and wages that can’t be stretched enough to provide an enjoyable life, people are worried about their finances now...
Don’t bring your dogs into kangaroo territory. Yeah, these Australian powerhouses have a well-deserved reputation for getting jumpy around man’s best friend...
What would our world look like without running water? You go to pour yourself a drink, but nothing comes out of the tap. You can’t shower, grow your crops, or even...
Black holes are dark, matter-devouring balls of gravity. Most of them are so far away that we don’t need to worry about them. But not this one. Meet Gaia BH1. This...
