What Would Happen if a Massive Comet Struck the Sun?
A team of astronomers did the maths to figure out what would happen.
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A team of astronomers did the maths to figure out what would happen.
Humans are pretty good at mucking up the Earth, but climate change, at least, was wreaking havoc long before we got involved.
Have you ever wondered what happens if you drop a coin (or coins) into a block of dry ice? Wonder no more. Read More >>
A picture of some deformed plant sex organs is alarming people all over the internet this week, but despite the proximity to Fukushima radiation probably isn't too blame.
Now that’s a planet, folks! Classification be damned, Pluto is an amazing little world, and this high-res, enhanced-colour image is the latest awe-inspiring portrait of it. Read More >>
A searchable database of all your memories—creepy? Or a blessing for your shrinking attention span? Either way, Google has scored a patent for just such a device.
Is primary school age too young to look for signs of mental disorder?
This is hair ice. It forms in cool, high-latitude forests on humid nights when temperatures are just below freezing, and it usually disappears soon after sunrise. New research shows how fungi play a special role in its production. Read more >>
DNA isn’t just a building block of life—it can be a building block for other nano-size structures, too.
Check out all plant sperm trapped on this bee! OK, technically pollen isn’t sperm–it’s the tissue that makes sperm. But there’s sure a lot of it caught in this bee’s hair. There’s so much packed on her back legs that it makes them look like puffy pantaloons. Read more >>
Rare Earth metals are needed in phones and batteries, but it turns out they're not that rare in space. That's why a company has launched a prototype space vehicle for mining them.
Carbon dating doesn't get any tougher than this.
A housing development has been approved next to the area, threatening the fragile archaeological site of Sibudu.
It all makes sense now.
If sparklers are the most dangerous type of pyrotechnics you’ve ever dabbled with, it’s time to up your game with a homemade flamethrower that brings even more spectacle to your next backyard BBQ with rainbow-coloured flames. See more >>
Finally he can catch up on the adventures of Deathlok on Agents of SHIELD...
