WELCOME

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40 GROSS BUT FASCINATING FACTS

DID YOU KNOW? 2 The average person has between 1.5

HOW OPTICAL ILLUSIONS WORK

DID YOU KNOW? Seeing faces in everyday objects is a

Your nervous system

Like any organisation, your success depends upon communication between your

Light and colour

Light such as sunlight contains the full electromagnetic spectrum, but

EXPLORE THE THE MILKY WAY

The Milky Way is our galaxy, home to our Solar

SpaceX Dragon capsule

When the NASA Space Shuttle was retired in 2011, several

12 scientists who changed the world

Sight is one of our most treasured senses, but as

Inside the White House bunker

Looking at the White House, it’s easy to become envious

How American women won the vote

Voting gives us a voice. It allows us to express

MEGA PIPES

Right now the planet’s demand for energy is growing at

How dental drills work

Powered by electric or air-driven motors, modern dental drills have

Inside the battlefield bulldozer

The Caterpillar D9 bulldozer is expertly designed for its role

Inside the world’s largest engine

I nside the engine of a car, a line of

Killer crocodiles’ deadly anatomy

Crocodiles are often described as living fossils, but despite the

How do penguins swim?

Though ungainly on land, the flightless penguin has physical characteristics

FLASH-FROZEN BUBBLES

Lake Abraham in Alberta, Canada, is exposed to such sudden

EMERGING FROM THE DEAD

This might look like something out of a horror movie,

Huge diamonds formed near Earth’s core

Two of the world’s most famous diamonds may have originated

Scientists discover spider wearing ‘Joker’ make-up

A newfound spider species wears a striking red-and-white pattern on

Star 2.5 million-times brighter than the Sun disappears

In 2019 scientists witnessed a massive star, millions of times

Massive underwater rivers discovered off the coast of Australia

Massive, underwater rivers have been discovered hidden off Australia’s coasts

Mysterious radiation spike detected over Scandinavia

Radioactivity levels have spiked in the atmosphere over northern Europe,

Ancient humans ate snakes and lizards

People who lived 15,000 years ago in what is now

Scientists spot flash of light from colliding black holes

Black holes aren’t supposed to make flashes of light. It’s

Genes from ‘culturally extinct’ people discovered in living humans

The last known members of the Indigenous Beothuk people of

BRAIN DUMP

Why do some species exist for millions of years and

Endangered Animals: And How You Can Help

We’re starting to see many more significant examples of the

How to grow your own avocado tree

Extract the seed and clean it. Make sure the seed’s

INBOX

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