Science & Nature

Fascinating facts about physics, biology, space, geology, and the natural world.

Canadian Lottery Winners Must Be Able to Answer a Math Question Correctly without Using a Calculator Before They Can Claim Their Winnings. September 23, 2022
Why was the City of Wolfsburg Built? September 21, 2022
Pete Conrad’s First Words on the Moon were, “Whoopie! Man, That May Have Been a Small One for Neil, but That’s a Long One for Me.” He Won the $500 Bet with an Italian Reporter but Never Got the Money. September 21, 2022
The Boy Whose Exorcism was the Inspiration Behind “The Exorcist” Grew Up to be a NASA Engineer. He Contributed to the Apollo Mission in the 1960's. September 21, 2022
Alaska was Hit by the 4th Largest Megatsunami on Earth in 2015. September 20, 2022
Half of the British Population Would Refuse a Free Trip to the Moon Even if Safety were Guaranteed. According to Most, They were Just Not Interested in the Idea. September 16, 2022
Marie Curie Kept Vials of Radium in Her Pocket and on Her Nightstand Because She Liked How They Glowed. September 12, 2022
There are Only Two ATMs in All of Antarctica, But Only One of Them Works. September 7, 2022
The City of Srivijaya Ruled Indonesia and Most of Southeast Asia for Over Six Centuries but Disappeared without a Trace. Its Location was Recently Uncovered by Some Fishermen Who Found Golden Artifacts in Their Nets. September 3, 2022
Tiger Beetles Run so Fast That They Temporarily Blind Themselves. They Move About 120 Body Lengths Each Second. Their Environment Becomes a Blur, and Their Eyes Cannot Gather Light to Form an Image. September 2, 2022
The Chicxulub Crater is the Result of an Asteroid Impact That Caused the Dinosaur Extinction. The Event Set 70% of the World’s Forests on Fire and Caused Tsunamis That Rose to a Height of 300 Feet. August 26, 2022
The Karman Line is the Border Separating the Earth’s Atmosphere from Space. It is Defined as Being 100km Above Sea Level and is Regarded as the Starting Point of Outer Space August 24, 2022
During the 1700s, Oysters were Abundant and Popular in New York City, and the Discarded Shells were Repurposed into Mortar Paste to Help with the City’s Building Boom. Trinity Church was Built with Oyster Shells August 23, 2022
The Iconic Photo of Albert Einstein Sticking His Tongue Out was Actually His Annoyed Reaction to Paparazzi Forcing Him to Smile on His 72nd Birthday. He Asked for a Cropped Version of the Photo and Sent Them to His Friends. August 18, 2022
A Small Group of 30 Women from Southeast Asia Founded Madagascar August 14, 2022
Danish Physicist Lene Hau was Able to Slow Down the Speed of Light to 38 mph and was Eventually Able to Manipulate it August 14, 2022
Parasitoid Wasps Inject Their Eggs Into Caterpillars and Eat Their Hosts from Whitin August 13, 2022
Despite Being 4,300 Miles in Length, the Amazon River Has no Bridges, and Must be Crossed by Boat August 8, 2022
London’s Underground Tube Locks in Heat Generated by the Railway and Has Gradually Been Increasing in Temperature, Most of the Heat Comes from Trains Braking August 8, 2022
The North America Gray Squirrel is Considered an Invasive Species in the UK as They Carry Squirrel Pox That is Deadly for the Native Red Squirrels August 6, 2022