Sci-fi movies present an unrealistic standard of the consequences of prolonged exposure to harmful radiation. Rather than gaining superpowers, you are much more likely to develop health problems or increase the risk of developing them down the road.

Today, one of the biggest concerns in the rising space tourism industry…

In 2009, self-proclaimed “paranormal consultant,” Fiona Broome, launched a bizarre controversy surrounding the death of the South African president, Nelson Mandela.

The incident originated in a conference where Broome publicly reminisced about Mandela’s death, which she claimed occurred in prison during the 1980s. …

In the United States, roughly 120,000 children are adopted every year.

The exact reasons why someone is put up for adoption vary on a case-by-case basis; however, families will generally resort to this when they feel incapable or unprepared to care for the child.

For example, among young and single…

Imagine cutting your legs off, but rather than dying from blood loss, you regrew your legs anew.

While humans do not have these regenerative powers, many other organisms do! Limb-regrowing animals include salamanders, geckos, and starfish, just to name a few.

But, what if you didn’t just regenerate your legs…

Microscopes allow scientists to observe hyper miniscule organisms and other samples. In medicine, microscopes offer a variety of practical services:

In surgery, stereo microscopes help doctors achieve a closer look at body parts that need to be operated on. This makes it easier to apply sutures or make an incision…

In August 2021, the Cala Gonone Aquarium in Sardinia (Italy) took the Internet by storm with the birth of a smoothhound shark named Ispera.

Ispera’s arrival was completely unprecedented as she emerged from a tank containing only female sharks. With no male shark available to contribute to Ispera’s genesis, her…

Cloud seeding is an innovative technique of artificially generating rain by sprinkling “seeds,” or crystals, into clouds.

The modern cloud seeding method was invented in the mid-1900s, owing to the work of self-taught chemist Vincent Schaefer. Schaefer’s original experiments relied on a traditional household freezer, where he could stick his…

Royal families are the perfect case studies for human inbreeding. While people generally associate inbred family trees with European monarchies, inbreeding was quite common among other cultures as well.

Ancient Egyptian pharaohs are a case in point. It is believed that this concept of “keeping the bloodline pure” was first…