The internet is used for a lot more than just surfing the web.
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Almost everybody uses the internet just about every day. But do you really know what the internet is?
A trash compactor rolls over an active dump site at Pioneer Crossing Landfill in Birdsboro, Pa.
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Humans generate a lot of trash, but there are cheaper and safer ways to handle it than loading it on rockets.
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Before Swifties or the Beyhive, there were Byromaniacs – fans of the poet Lord Byron.
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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?
A common symptom of not getting enough quality sleep is ‘brain fog’ — when thoughts aren’t as clear and focused as they should be.
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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.
This is the famous – and fake – photograph of the Loch Ness monster, taken near Inverness, Scotland, on April 19, 1934. The photograph was later revealed to be a hoax.
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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?
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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?
Maybe the first life on Earth was part of an ‘RNA world.’
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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.
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The Solar System as we know it doesn’t really make sense without a ninth planet. So then why can’t we find it?
There are many pieces of evidence to help explain why the Earth spins, and some major mysteries.
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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.
Analyzing DNA can tell us what colour a person’s eyes are.
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Our DNA contains the information that determines the colour of our eyes.
It wasn’t flying that gave birds the advantage.
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Birds and dinosaurs lived together for millions of years, but only toothless birds survived the asteroid impact that upended life on Earth.
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Day to day, sunshine might not affect our mood – but light and dark seasons do.
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It depends on whether you are learning as a baby or not.
Cells at Alcatraz, a famous former prison on an island off the coast of California.
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Prisons and jails have a long history, but they weren’t always used for the same kinds of punishment.
The slice you see cut out of the Earth reveals its core, depicted here in bright yellow.
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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.
3D visualisation of gravitational waves produced by two orbiting black holes.
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To understand this question, we need to travel back in time.
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Some animals have belly buttons that are easy to see, but others have ones that are more difficult to spot.
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Rainbows are made when water droplets split light up into colours.
Your zodiac sign – like Sagittarius, the archer – might be in the stars, but your future isn’t.
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Astrology and astronomy were once practiced side by side by scientists like Galileo and Kepler. And they’re more similar than you might think.