What It Means When There's An Air Quality Alert
As humans continue to pump more gases into the atmosphere, you've probably seen air quality alerts more often, but what does that actually mean?
Read MoreAs humans continue to pump more gases into the atmosphere, you've probably seen air quality alerts more often, but what does that actually mean?
Read MoreElectronic vehicles are becoming more common on the roads, but their popularity raises the question: what are we going to do with the used batteries?
Read MoreWhether you know it or not, lithium is one of the most important elements humans have made use of, but what happens if our supply dries up?
Read MoreFew creatures are as beautiful as the butterfly, but they're slowly disappearing along with other insects, and it's going to be a big problem.
Read MoreThe future of AI is still up for debate, and no one knows what kind of world it might create. But what might the world look like if AI completely took over?
Read MoreSquirrels are so ubiquitous that virtually everyone has had an interaction with one, but what does it mean when it's shaking its tail at you?
Read MoreIf you want to know the age of a bird, you might be surprised to know that there are no good ways to figure it out, at best it's all guess work.
Read MoreThe question of whether life continues after death is as old as humanity, but quantum mechanics may provide an answer to the question.
Read MoreThere are some strange looking animals, but if you turn your eye to the deep ocean, that's where you'll find some truly weird and wild species
Read MoreThe thought of dinosaurs usually brings to mind huge, hulking creatures of the past. But not all dinosaurs were large. Some were actually pretty small.
Read MoreThere aren't many things more unsettling than the feeling that you're being watched, but can you trust this feeling, and what causes it?
Read MoreThe Neanderthals, have been gone for about 40,000 years now, but we can at least imagine what life might be like if they were still here.
Read MoreOf all the predators to walk the Earth, none were as fearsome as the T. rex, but how would the king of the lizards fare if it didn't have short arms?
Read More"Dune" has long been a famous sci-fi franchise, and the movies have only made it more popular. Narratively, it's impressive, but how accurate is its science?
Read MoreAs icecaps around the world continue to melt, rising waters are encroaching on coastal cities around the world, putting Florida at high risk.
Read MoreWhile there are plenty of weird animals in nature, some of the strangest organisms can only be seen under a microscope. Here are a few of them.
Read MoreCertain places on Earth seem far too extreme to support life, but that assumption is far from true. Rather, life apparently has a habit of finding a way.
Read MoreDespite being overlooked down at the South Pole, Antarctica actually plays a large role in our world and you would notice if it was gone.
Read MoreNo matter what you do, matter can neither be created nor destroyed. This property of the universe is called the law of conservation of mass.
Read MoreIn the desert town of Taos, New Mexico, some residents can hear a mysterious, low-frequency hum, and nobody knows what's causing it.
Read MoreThere's still a lot left to learn when it comes to ancient history, and scientists are still finding locations long since lost to time. Here are a few of them.
Read MoreStephen Hawking might be one of the most recognizable names in astrophysics, but he also had quite a few thoughts on how the world might end.
Read MoreThe Theory of Evolution has been around for over 150 years now, but there are probably some things about it that you don't understand.
Read MoreFossil hunting is quite the fun hobby, and if you want to indulge that interest, there are some specific places that you might want to visit.
Read MoreThe human body is an amazing thing, but there's no doubt that it's also capable of some pretty gross stuff. There's a reason for that, though.
Read MoreIn the modern day, mirrors are just about everywhere. But that wasn't always the case, and the mirror actually has a surprisingly long history.
Read MoreOregon is lush with an abundance of natural wildlife, but that wildlife is under threat by a number of invasive species running loose in the state.
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