Over the past 24 hours, people have been raging madly on my Facebook feed about the color of a dress. I just couldn’t believe it. All I saw was a white and gold dress, but apparently, plenty of people saw it as black and blue. So if you’re wondering about what the truth is, here’s […]
When many of us think about the black plague which ravaged much of Europe on the 14th century, we associate it with scurrying, nasty, dirty little rats. The truth, as it turns out, shows that we are just a bit off. Seems the real culprit may have been some (decidedly less creepy looking) gerbils. According […]
Everybody is talking about Measles – but what does the virus actually do in the body? Is it really so harmful that you need a vaccination? We go deep into the body of an infected person and see what Measles does and how the immune system reacts to it! [Kurz Gesagt – In a Nutshell]
The color, density, and smell of your urine can reveal a lot about state of your health. Thanks to the Cleveland Clinic, here are a few things you can tell by observing the color of your pee. Naturally, this could never replace a real test, so if you suspect something is wrong with your urine, […]
We have talked about Taras Kulakov and Slow Mo Labs before and all the awesome stuff they do in HD and super slow motion so we can all see just HOW awesome is it. And while exploding a candle inside a test tube may not sound that exciting, the reality is, it’s pretty mind-blowing. But […]
Here’s an enlightening infographic listing 52 of the world’s most contagious falsehoods, all organized by colored topic (orange for food, pink for body, green for nature, etc…) Kudos to David McCandless from Information is Beautiful for the awesome work he did on this! Be sure to click on the infographic below to get an enlarged […]
PBS’ Space Time has posed some interesting questions and theories about the galaxy and its potential areas and inhabitants. In this run, they bring up aliens and speculate on whether or not it is irrational to believe in them. It’s quite strange we can be aware we are in a galaxy that is essentially unfathomably […]
Why is the human brain so much larger than that of chimpanzees? Newly-published research suggests it’s the result of orders from DNA. Researchers at Duke University believe the answer lies in a section of DNA known as human-accelerated regulatory enhancer, or HARE5. It’s part of what was once labelled junk DNA in the (apparently misguided) […]
A university researcher says he’s developing a tattoo removal cream that could remove tattoos cheaply and without pain. A tattoo doesn’t work simply by burying ink deep enough (in the dermis) that it remains in place as the skin regenerates. Instead it’s that the needle doesn’t just deliver the pigment, but rather that its penetration causes […]
A short video by the folks over at The New York Times taking a look at what exactly happens to popping kernels, before the butter and salt. The first action, of course, is the split of the hull, which, the researchers point out, is not what makes the noise. That comes from a release of […]