Stars begin their life inside very large, fluffy clouds of space dust and gas called nebulae.
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Swallowing a lot of gum can cause it to stick together or stick to food in your gut.
Research suggest it's probably fine to listen to music while you're studying - with some caveats.
Your brain balances messages coming from lots of different places to help you see, imagine, remember and dream.
In baseball, a pitcher can throw a ball that seems to curve away just as it crosses the plate. How do they do it? It's all about aerodynamics.
The salt in the sea has built up over billions of years – but it wouldn't have got there without freshwater rivers and streams.
In some places, the ocean is almost 7 miles deep. Scientists exploring the ocean floor have found strange sea creatures, bizarre geologic formations and records of Earth's history.
Puberty can make us behave differently.
Light bulbs can turn electricity into light (and a bit of heat) – an expert explains how they do it.
Just the tiniest bit of light can let you see in the 'dark.' Here's how your eyes do it.
In science, we look at the evidence and try to find the theory that best explains it. And that's what happened when it came to figuring out evolution.
The first Martian might just be a human being.
We don't know for sure which one is smarter, because not everyone agrees on what "intelligence" means. Both have their own special behaviours and skills and we can't say who is more intelligent.
The Universe is mind-bogglingly large and with the latest technology, the search is only just starting to heat up.
Music doesn't get objectively worse over time. So why do older generations scoff at each new top 40 hit?
The Australian landscape is very old and the soils in inland areas can be very fragile.
The first computer, named the ABC, was built at Iowa State University. But for a long time, few had heard of it.
Kepler-452b is sometimes called 'Earth 2.0', but there's a lot we still don't know about it.
There are three main scenarios that may influence whether or not you develop a phobia.
The International Space Station is the biggest human made structure in space and the third brightest object in the sky. But the living conditions for the six astronauts on it are quite cramped.
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