We’ve all seen it. There is an empty box somewhere and your cat comes into view, intrigued by it. First it may use a paw to touch it, then it might nuzzle its face up against it. Next thing you know, the cat is inside the box and seems to be about as content as […]
What is the evolutionary advantage of having egg-shaped eggs? There’s a logic to it, but it’s ovoid! [SciShow]
This “enlightening” video will show you how long it takes for a photon of light to travel from the sun toward the outside of our solar system. Since the video is 43 minutes long, don’t hesitate to skip ahead to the important parts marked by the “next celestial object” counter. In our terrestrial view of […]
British lawmakers have given the thumbs up to a fertility treatment that uses genetic material from three people. The first birth to result from the mitochondrial treatment may come as early as next year. As we’ve previously detailed, the treatment aims to prevent mothers passing on disorders that results from faults in mitochondria, the “power […]
The human eye is an amazing mechanism, able to detect anywhere from a few photons to a few quadrillion, or switch focus from the screen in front of you to the distant horizon in a third of a second. How did these complex structures evolve? Joshua Harvey details the 500 million year story of the […]
Time is an illusion put forth to control how we spend our days and ensure we do them as efficiently as possible. Or time is a unit of measurement, in the same way inches are a unit of measurement. Truth is, time is a mystery to us, even though we pretend we have a grasp […]
Watch as Jake from Vsauce3 explains 3 different time paradoxes (with the help of Bill Nye in one case): The Bootstrap Paradox, the Predestination Paradox and the Grandfather Paradox. [Vsauce3]
London has an event called “Light Night” where they bring together dreamers and artists and engineers to build fantastic installations based around light. Though the results are always awe-inspiring, one team this year took it to new heights. London’s annual “light night,” called Light Night Canning Town, brings together artists and makers to build light-focused […]