Though the Andromeda Galaxy is over 2 million light-years away, the Hubble Space Telescope (a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency) is powerful enough to capture this high-definition panoramic view of the galaxy which resolve individual stars in a 61,000-light-year-long stretch of Andromeda’s pancake-shaped disk. “This sweeping bird’s-eye view of … Read more
With 100 billion nerve cells, the complexity of the human brain is absolutely mind-boggling. It serves as the command center for the human nervous system, generating ideas and holding all our memories, hopes and fears. It’s also squishy and incredibly fragile. The video below shows an unfixed brain and just how delicate it truly is. … Read more
It’s said that only 2% of the world population can solve this riddle, which is claimed to have been written by Albert Einstein as a boy. Some attributed the riddle to have been written by Lewis Carrol. Either way, it’s wickedly clever and is popularly called the “Einstein’s riddle.”
A giant feat in the field of cardiovascular science has recently been made. Scientists at the Royal Ontario Museum removed the 400-pound heart of a blue whale from it’s icy chamber in a warehouse in Canada, so they could begin preserving it long-term. Luckily for us, they documented the whole thing! Long thought to be … Read more
We learn how to ride a bicycle as kids. It’s a life skill that sticks with us for a lifetime. The moment you learn it, you never forget it. But what …
For many people, waking up in the morning and actually getting out of bed are the toughest. We put those off for as long as we can which I’m guessing is why alarm clocks have snooze buttons. Whoever thought of that… thank you! But since punctuality is an important work and social ethic, we really … Read more