Cool Finds
The In-Depth Science of Why a Beer Bottle Erupts When You Whack It
More than you ever thought you needed to know about the physics of erupting beer bottles
This Six-Year-Old Ran a Half Marathon in Under Three Hours
Keelan Glass finished her recent half marathon in 2:47:30
Bacon Boosts Recipe Ratings
Sandwiches, kale, lettuce, asparagus and spinach all benefit from a bit of bacon, according to aggregate recipe ratings
Yellowstone Bears Actually Eat Moths for Food
It turns out that bears can eat 40,000 moths a day
Dinosaur Poachers Are Stealing Fossils, And It’s Hurting Science
Scientists say that without these skeletons, they'll never fully understand how dinosaurs evolved
See the Original, 17th Century Drawings of the Microscopic World Robert Hooke Discovered
Before photo and video, illustrations were the best way for scientists to share what they saw
Here’s Why Nearly Half of Japanese Women Under 24 Aren’t Interested in Sex
If things don't change, one official fears that Japan "might eventually perish into extinction"
This Map From 1812 Is Missing a Whole Continent
Back when America was small, Australia was "New Holland," and big chunks of the world seemingly didn't exist
Want to Learn About Climate Change? A Free Introductory Class Starts Today
Careful, there's homework
The Red Batfish Looks Like a Muppet-Clam And Should Be Your New Favorite Sea Creature
Part clam, part muppet, this is a great fish
Hotel Builders in New York Might Have Just Uncovered the Colonial-Era Bull’s Head Tavern
Developers in New York City may have just uncovered a tavern visited by George Washington, and written about by Washington Irving
Pumpkin-Spiced Products Have Increased by 234 Percent Since 2008
There are pumpkin spice air fresheners, M&Ms, tortialla chips, whiskey, candles and beer
Three Drones Mapped the Matterhorn in Six Hours
The Matterhorn is one of the highest peaks in the alps, and claimed the lives of 500 men before the first was able to reach the top
Yetis Were Probably Just Polar Bears
A recently discovered "Yeti corpse" was likely nothing more than a poor polar bear who many years ago found itself at the wrong end of a spear or a sword
Up to 31,000 People in Britain Carry the Prion for Mad Cow Disease
What this means for the people who silently carry the abnormal protein, however, remains unknown
Zombie Corals Can Come Back From the Dead
Killed by bleaching, this weird kind of coral can regrow from cryptic tissue
These Scientists Are Trying to Take the Internet Underwater
Have you ever been underwater and thought, "man I really wish I could watch some YouTube videos right now?"
Hungry Animals Would Take Down a Zombie Invasion
If large creatures were overwhelmed by the bounty of food available, the microbes and insects would not be
A Giant Oarfish Just Washed Up in California
Every time an oarfish washes up on the beach, the world freaks out. Here's the most recent one
Ridley Scott Reused Footage From The Shining at the End of Blade Runner
From sets to props to entire sequences, Hollywood is actually really good at recycling
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