Video Of The Week — Cheese Pizza Topped With Cotton Candy? Yum!
In Japan, the onset of spring is synonymous with the cherry blossom, or sakura, season. To attract some of the thousands of locals and tourists that flock to parks to see...
Current Events
Julia, A New Muppet With Autism, Finds Her Way To Sesame Street
While the fact that Julia is “Sesame Street’s” first new Muppet in a decade is certainly newsworthy, that is not the only thing that makes her special. The cheery, green-...
Scientists Propose Redefining Planets To Include Pluto And Over 100 Celestial Bodies
In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which promotes and safeguards the science of astronomy, passed a resolution that classified all celestial bodies, (ex...
Humpback Whales Form Mysterious Super-Groups Off The Coast Of South Africa
Like the rest of their species, the Southern Hemisphere humpbacks, or Megaptera novaeangliae, are not social animals. The baleen whales typically prefer to remain solo or...
Video Of The Week — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Pilots An Avatar-Style Robot
On Sunday, March 20, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, was observed behaving like a kid in a candy store — and for a good reason too. The beaming billionaire was among the first to...
Celebrate Women's History Month With These Inspiring Women
American historian Laurel Ulrich once said, “Well-behaved women rarely make history.” In celebration of Women’s History Month, here are a few of the millions of brave wom...
Join The Earth Hour Party By Going Dark For Sixty Minutes This Saturday
Always wanted to help fight climate change? Then join the Earth Hour party on Saturday, March 25 by turning off all lights from 8:30 — 9:30 PM local time. This small acti...
Do We Sleep To Forget Irrelevant Memories? Some Scientists Certainly Think So!
Researchers have long maintained that we sleep to accomplish a neural or physiological function that cannot be completed when awake. Why else would higher animals waste a...
Finally! Smart Prescription Glasses That Adjust To Your Vision Automatically
As most people age, the crystalline lenses in their eyes start to stiffen and are unable to change shape as easily. As a result, objects in close range start to look blur...
Video Of The Week — Adorable Kids Crash Dad's Live Television Interview
On March 10, Professor Robert Kelly was doing what the expert on South Korea does regularly — discussing a political situation on live television with a BBC News reporter...
Rejoice! It's The First Day Of Spring And International Day Of Happiness!
Residents of the US East Coast still recovering from last week’s record snowstorms will be happy to know that today is not just the first day of spring, but also the Inte...
Behold, The World's Most Dangerous Tree!
With its wide canopy of leaves, the majestic 50-feet tall manchineel tree that is native to the Caribbean, Florida, the northern coast of South America, Central America,...
Should The Nearly Submerged "Zealandia" Be Classified As A Continent?
If some geologists have their way, world maps will soon be altered to reflect an eighth continent. Dubbed “Zealandia,” the landmass that lies east of Australia covers 1.9...
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About St. Patrick's Day!
Every year on March 17, millions of people worldwide celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by participating in parades, wearing green, and searching for leprechauns in the hopes of...
Clever Ants Use Sponges And Paper To Transport Honey
The phrase “good things come in small packages” certainly appears to hold true when it comes to ants. The tiny creatures can survive floods by morphing into rafts, find t...
Brush Up Your Math Skills — Pi Day Is Almost Here!
Even if math doesn’t rank high on your list of favorite subjects, chances are you still look forward to Pi Day. That’s because though the discussions may begin with Pi —...
Elon Musk's Vision Of A Supersonic Transit System Inches Closer To Reality
In August 2013, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk released a 57-page white paper concept for Hyperloop — a supersonic mass transit system between high-traffic cities tha...
Holi, The Joyous Festival Of Colors, Is This Sunday!
Holi, the spring festival of colors that will be celebrated on Sunday, March 12, is one of India’s most anticipated events. Observed annually on the last full moon day of...
Italy's Mt. Etna Puts On A Spectacular Show
After a relatively calm 2016, Europe’s most active volcano — Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy — came to life on February 27. The eruption that occurred at about 6:00 pm local...
Don't Forget To 'Spring Forward' This Weekend
On Sunday, March 12, most Americans will ‘lose’ an hour by moving their clocks forward sixty minutes. This small sacrifice that marks the start of Daylight Saving Time (D...
National Zoo Giant Panda Bao Bao Begins Her New Life In China
On February 21, after a week of feasting on her favorite treats that included a multi-tiered ice cake, giant panda Bao Bao started preparing for her one-way journey to Ch...
Can Giant Pumps Help Refreeze The Arctic?
The steady increase in global temperatures has been particularly disastrous for the polar ice caps. Experts warn that if this trend continues, there will be no late summe...
Yukon Hot Springs Hair Freezing Competition Is Like None Other!
Winter means different things to different people. For some, it is the chance to cozy up to a warm fire, for others, a time to frolic in the snow. Then there are those th...
The ET-Like Insect That Inhabited Earth 100 Million Years Ago
The about million species of insects known to humanity thus far have managed to neatly fit into one of 31 existing scientific orders. However, when George Poinar, Jr., th...