Science Fact #516
In theoretical physics, a kugelblitz is a concentration of energy so intense that it creates an event horizon, a boundary …
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Science Fact #515
Hydrothermal vents, those oases of the barren deep-sea floor, are home to an animal you have probably seen before, the …
Science Fact #513
On your tongue you possess receptors that can sense, very generally, the following tastes: Sweet – usually indicates energy rich …
Science Fact #514
Here’s a fun bit of astronomy for all my friends in the northern hemisphere: In the southern hemisphere, the moon …
Science Fact #512
“Sharks look smooth, but actually, they’re covered with tiny curving spikes called dermal denticles. Denticles resemble small, flattened coat hooks, …
Science Fact #511
The ocean floor is home to a staggering 2.9×1029 single-celled organisms — that’s 10 million trillion microbes for every human …
Science Fact #510
Attention men: In the last second your bodies each produced around 1,500 sperm cells. The great disparity between the production …
Science Fact #509
Perhaps you are one of the squeamish who faint at the sight of blood or in situations that may lead …
Science Fact #508
It is estimated that a map of all the synaptic connections within just a cubic millimeter of human brain tissue …
Science Fact #507
Adding to the “nature versus nurture” debate, child psychologists have found support for the idea that human emotion and the …
Science Fact #506
In the early days of television broadcasting, engineers worried about the problem of keeping audio and video signals synchronized. Then …
Science Fact #505
The reticulated glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium valerioi) of Costa Rica has semi-transparent skin, mimicking its egg clutch and exposing a visible …
Science Fact #504
A gun is used to start sprinters, instead of a flash, because you can react faster to a bang than …
Science Fact #503
There is no scientific distinction between a frog and a toad, but popularly “toad” is used for frogs with drier, …
Science Fact #502
Every second at the Large Hadron Collider, enough data is generated to fill more than 1,000 one-terabyte hard drives — …
Science Fact #501
What’s the hottest the Earth has ever gotten? Hot enough to boil oceans and vaporize rock. The highest terrestrial temperatures …
Science Fact #500
I have done a “Science Fact of the Day” everyday for the last 500 days in a row. As my …
Science Fact of the Day 6.30.12
The average American sleeps some 7.6 hours a night—maybe not as much as one would like, but a number that …
Science Fact of the Day 6.29.12
Ever wonder what it would like to jump into a pool of magma? Chances are you’re not dense enough to …
Science Fact of the Day 6.28.12
“Space sickness is measured in garns, a unit named after the Republican senator from Utah, Jake Garn, who parlayed his …
