Your experience of time is relative because it depends on motion – more specifically, your speed and acceleration.
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It all starts with a cloud of gas and dust.
Almost everybody uses the internet just about every day. But do you really know what the internet is?
Humans generate a lot of trash, but there are cheaper and safer ways to handle it than loading it on rockets.
Before Swifties or the Beyhive, there were Byromaniacs – fans of the poet Lord Byron.
Play is so important for kids, but what about adults? Why don’t you usually see mum or dad swinging on the monkey bars at a playground?
We live in a world where we frequently do not get enough sleep, but we need sleep if our brains are going to stay healthy and function efficiently.
The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it’s a prehistoric beast or total fake?
It can be disruptive or refreshing, and we feel it every single day. But do you ever stop to think what creates wind on our planet?
Fossil evidence of how the earliest life on Earth came to be is hard to come by. But scientists have come up with a few theories based on the microbes, viruses and prions existing today.
The Solar System as we know it doesn’t really make sense without a ninth planet. So then why can’t we find it?
An astronomer takes us on a tour of the universe to learn about the birth of stars and planets and how they get their spin.
Our DNA contains the information that determines the colour of our eyes.
Birds and dinosaurs lived together for millions of years, but only toothless birds survived the asteroid impact that upended life on Earth.
Day to day, sunshine might not affect our mood – but light and dark seasons do.
It depends on whether you are learning as a baby or not.
Prisons and jails have a long history, but they weren’t always used for the same kinds of punishment.
Starting at the surface, you would have to dig nearly 2,000 miles before reaching the Earth’s core. No one could survive that trip – and the 10,000-degree F heat once there would vaporize you anyway.
To understand this question, we need to travel back in time.
Some animals have belly buttons that are easy to see, but others have ones that are more difficult to spot.
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