Even though it is just below our feet, we don’t actually know very much about the inner layers of the Earth, in particular, the Earth’s core. Scientists have detected many seismic anomalies that have occurred between the Earth’s core and mantle. Recently, however, they have discovered that this perhaps has something to do with the...
There are over a thousand different kinds of bananas in the world. Yes, you heard that right. When most people in the Western World think of bananas, they think of Cavendish bananas, long, yellow, and mildly sweet. Perhaps a few would think of plantains, another fairly familiar type of bananas. But there are also red...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared beef from two gene-edited cattle low-risk and potentially safe to eat. They added that this kind of beef could possibly be on the market in two years. Called PRLR-SLICK cattle, they became genetically edited using a tool called CRISPR to shorten their hair to tolerate heat better....
The Manchineel tree is known as the deadliest tree in the world. Its sap can burn your skin, its fruit can poison you, and the smoke it creates if you burn can temporarily blind you. You may be thinking “Well, I’ve never heard of it, so it must not exist where I live”. Unfortunately, if...
There’s glamping, and then there’s this. A team of 22 Dutch university students recently completed a 1,800-mile Eurotrip in a solar-powered campervan they designed themselves. Their question? If a group of university students can make something like this, why can’t big companies? (1) Students Complete Eurotrip InSolar-Powered Camper Van The team of students set off...
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the wonders of the world that has stood the test of time. It remains a marvelous mystery of human architecture as to how the technology of those times managed to build such a structure. It also makes for an amazing scene for visitors to Egypt. However, very...
What do you usually do with the peel after you eat an orange? If you’re like most of us, you simply throw it away. But have you ever considered that that humble piece of kitchen scraps might actually play a role in reviving ecosystems? More than twenty years ago, two ecologists decided to perform an...
Top scientists say that our planet is in dire straights and that humanity is doomed. They say that the state of the planet is far worse than any of us realize (or at least want to admit), and that, eventually, the human race will follow the path of 99.9% of species before us and go...
The Dervaes family bought a circa 1917 craftsman-style home just outside of downtown Los Angeles. Despite moving from a more “country” home, they couldn’t leave that way of life behind. So they transformed their urban plot into a fully functioning permaculture garden that grows about 7,000 pounds of organic produce every year. Now they also...
Many man-made synthetic materials, namely plastic, are not bio-degradable. Meaning, they cannot be absorbed back into the environment, unlike organic matter, like fruit peels, for example. So plastic items increase in landfills, taking up natural space, where they will remain without decomposing. In the quest to reduce waste, scientists searched to develop a way to...
This $1 million ‘sliding home’ seems like the ideal fix for unpredictable weather—it adjusts to the seasons by opening up its glass structure in the summer and sealing tight for a warm winter. Situated in the English countryside of Suffolk, this special three-bedroom place is wrapped up in a ‘wooden casing’ that moves around. Impressing...
In the vastness of space, Earth is gearing up for a celestial show as five asteroids are set to make close approaches in the upcoming week. The proximity of these rocky space wanderers has drawn the attention of astronomers and space enthusiasts alike (yes, NASA is all over it). Let’s take a look at the...
