Moon Trees | The NASA project growing seeds that went to space
Outside the Indiana Statehouse, the state capitol building in Indianapolis, stands a sycamore tree. Planted over 40 years ago, this isn’t any old s...
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What’s the hottest chili in the world? (Hint: it's not the Carolina Reaper)
The Carolina Reaper has been usurped. Long known as the world’s hottest chili, it has been dethroned by the mysteriously named Pepper X, which the G...
Do you know the accidental origin of Dippin’ Dots?
Dippin’ Dots are an amusement park, zoo, aquarium and overall summertime staple. The mini balls of ice cream that melt in your mouth are also a c...
Which came first: the chicken or the egg?
Which came first: the chicken or the egg? It’s been one of those great dilemmas ever since the philosopher Plutarch put it in writing nearly 2,000 y...
There's a new robot on the block in Dubai
A glimpse into the future is cruising around the streets of Dubai. Delivery robots might still seem futuristic, but experts believe that autonomous...
Why don’t humans have tails?
Although our primate ancestors had them, the tail-less human is now something of a rarity among vertebrates. Almost all mammals, reptiles and birds...
Synesthesia | How do people experience it?
What is synesthesia? Well, it’s difficult to describe because everyone who experiences it, experiences it in different ways. That’s why we went and...
Shakespeare, sun-eating dragons and Stephen King | The dark history of eclipses
The countdown to the North American solar eclipse on April 8 is well underway. It’s pretty exciting, we think – largely because we now know what cau...
Where was the world's first railway line?
We now move around the world by train without thinking about it, with hundreds of millions of people traveling on them every single day. Today,...
We Tried Smell VR - and It's Better Than You Think!
Can you imagine watching your favorite cooking show and being able to smell the aromas? ?...
Nacional | The mission to save the world’s rarest chocolate
Known as Nacional, the prized heirloom cacao bean was commonplace across the Ecuadorian rainforest in the late 1800s, and instrumental to the then...
Why are cell phones illegal in this quiet American town?
Green Bank is a small town in West Virginia with a population of just 141. It’s an innocuous little place, situated in the peaceful woodlands and r...
