The Mandela effect: how groups of people can all remember the wrong thing
Although popularized by a "paranormal consultant", the effect is real.
How on Earth did we start using “once in a blue moon”?
The moon does turn blue sometimes, but this idiom doesn't always refer to its color.
How Hinduism, the world’s oldest religion, came to be
One Hindu proverb says that there are many paths up the mountain, all leading to the same place. Only fools...
Half a year into the pandemic, there are still people who haven’t heard of it — and it’s bad for everyone
Even news of world-changing events can't reach some places.
Huskies belong to an almost 10,000-year-old lineage
The lineage is relatively distinct from other modern dogs'.
Indian lake turns pink almost overnight
That's not something you see every day.
NASA delays its Mars 2020 launch by two days
They took this step due to "a contamination concern",
The FDA warns public not to use potentially toxic hand sanitizers from Eskbiochem
Methanol, a toxic type of alcohol, has been found in samples of their products.
Researchers list the 10 lifestyle choices most likely to kill you
What doesn't kill you might, in fact, only be slowly killing you.
Children as young as 4 use ‘cognitive aids’ to simplify thinking
Our tendency to use calendars or smartphones as 'thinking aids' starts in childhood.
Nanoplastics can contaminate plants, making them smaller, shorter
Plastic waste could impact our crops.
China launches the last of 55 satellites for its own GPS system
The USA, Europe, Russia, and now China all have their own GPS system.
Ring of ancient, massive shafts found near Stonehenge
These structures are thousands of years old and the reasons why they were built are still poorly understood.
Indonesian volcano erupted twice last Sunday
Luckily, no loss of life or damage to property has been reported so far.
Robot teches itself to do sutures by watching YouTube videos
Robots are far away from replacing doctors, but they're still nifty.
The earliest dinosaurs probably laid soft-shelled eggs
Dinosaurs evolved hard-shell eggs independently three times, the team adds.
Soap bubbles are quite good pollinators, a new paper shows
They look pretty, too.
Is moving harmful to children’s health and wellbeing?
Yes, moving a lot as a kid can have long-lasting consequences. Those who moved five or more times during childhood...
What is entropy, and why is it always increasing?
Room's a mess again? It's physics's fault.
The first prescription video game fights ADHD
It's not meant as a full replacement for treatment, but it does help children manage their AHDH.
