The Fascinating Ways Microbes Could Revolutionize Space Travel
In 2020, Space-X’s Crew-1 dragon capsule docked with the International Space Station (or ISS), where…
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Fascinating Facts About the Early Electric Age
Electricity has become so commonplace that we tend to only notice it when it’s not…
Incredible Ways Modern Technology Has Aided Archaeology
The popular depiction of archaeologists covered in dust, carrying an assortment of small shovels, brushes,…
10 Ways Animals Have Been Used as Weapons
There’s a scene in the movie Jurassic World in which we discover that Vincent D’Onofrio’s…
10 Weapons That Were Created by Accident
Weapons are rarely accidental. In 2020 alone, the US spent almost one trillion dollars on…
10 Incredible Mummified Animals
The word “mummy” was derived from the Persian/Arabic word mummiya, which means “tar” as the…
10 More Amazing Facts About Black Holes
Black holes have come a long way since the days of Einstein. Where once they…
The Longest Living Animals in the World
The average human lifespan is about 79 years these days. On the other hand, if…
The Most Incredible Covert Weapons Ever Made
Covert weapons have been a part of warfare for as long as we can remember,…
Strange Facts About the Solar System
It was once thought that our Solar System was fairly normal. We modeled our planetary accretion disk…
Should We Colonize Venus?
In recent months, new research has come out suggesting that our historical love affair with…
10 Bizarre Noises No One Can Explain
Mysterious sounds trigger something primitive in our brains. They take us right back to our…
The World’s Most Deadly Chemical Weapons
If there is one constant throughout history, it’s that humans love to develop new and…
Incredible Inventions of Ancient Civilizations
There’s a common impression that people in the past were less intelligent than they are…
History’s Scariest Improvised Weapons
Some people say that when life gives you lemons you can make lemonade. And if…
Incredible Ways We Could Explore the Universe
Humans have dreamed of traveling the stars since the early days of science fiction, and…
Weapons That Changed the Way War is Fought
Humanity fought its earliest wars using fists, clubs, and rocks. At some unknown point in…
Rocket Launches That Went Horribly Wrong
Since rockets were first invented, several thousand of them have been launched into space with…
10 Scary Facts About Solar Storms
Over 99% of the mass in our entire solar system exists just in the sun. It’s over a…
These Weapons Were Way Ahead of Their Time
Warfare has always provided the impetus for advancing more efficient methods of killing one’s fellow man. History…
The Scariest Improvised Weapons in History
Some people say that when life gives you lemons you can make lemonade. And if…
10 Invention Myths People Still Believe
There’s something mythical about inventors throughout history. People who were able to see the need…
10 Reasons Colonizing Venus is a Good Idea
In recent months, new research has come out suggesting that our historical love affair with…
10 Reasons Colonizing Mars is a Bad Idea
Although Space-X President Elon Musk has big plans for settling the red planet, boasting of…