Impact craters are relatively shallow, so these bowl-shaped “dents” in Earth’s rocky crust can be easily buried or erased by erosion.
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Barns are practical buildings, designed to safeguard farm animals and equipment. Why are so many of them painted to stand out from the landscape?
The fastest things ever made by humans are spacecraft, and the fastest spacecraft reached 330,000 mph – only 0.05% the speed of light. But there are ways to go faster.
Our brain is amazing. It tells us when we need to drink more water. And one of the ways it tells us is to make us feel thirsty.
This is a really important question, and one which climatologists work on in many aspects of their jobs.
A fly does some of its digesting outside its body before it even eats any food.
It can get very cold in space.
Energy isn’t really made of anything else. It’s a kind of capacity to do things
Walking has taken a very long time to develop, with evidence of bipedalism among early humans in Africa roughly 4.4 million years ago.
Most jellyfish are “passive” feeders. This means that they float through the water eating whatever they happen to pass in the water and can fit in their mouths.
Even when the condition lasts a lifetime, there are behavioral treatments and prescription drugs that make it easier for people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to thrive.
The sky on other planets doesn’t look the same as the sky on Earth does. And that’s because of the different gases in Earth’s atmosphere.
A curious kid asks: Why are the northern lights only spotted at areas around the poles?
A dentist explains why this is a habit worth breaking – no matter the cause or the strength of your cravings to keep doing it.
Americans’ collective memory of school desegregation involves crowds of screaming white protesters. But less well known are the whites who stood by quietly, and those who approved of the changes.
Understanding your genes is a great way to understand certain things about yourself — yet, who we are is determined by so much more than just DNA.
Energy drinks and coffee both contain lots of caffeine. That’s a problem for teens, especially those who take prescription stimulants.
Like the lazy koala, the reason sloths go slow has a lot to do with what they eat.
Scientists have a good estimate on the staggering number of stars in the universe.
An exercise physiologist explains how it’s a problem of communication between your brain and your body.
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