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Hendrix, Cobain and Page. They can all shred, but how exactly do the iconic contraptions in their hands produce notes, rhythm, melody and music. When you pluck a guitar string,...
Tens of millions of years ago, a force of nature set two giant masses on an unavoidable collision course that would change the face of the Earth and spell life...
So, you’re thinking of moving to Mars. Have you picked out a spot for your new home? No? Well, I’m here to help. First things first, here are some of...
What do Charles Darwin, Michael Jordan, and Yoda have in common? They, like many other historical and fictive individuals, are bald, in some cases by their own choice. For centuries,...
In 1985, three researchers on a dolphin-studying expedition got a little bored. To lighten things up, one pretended to be Poseidon by placing a seaweed garland on his head and...
All animals communicate. Crabs wave their claws at each other to signal that they’re healthy and ready to mate. Cuttlefish use pigmented skin cells called chromatophores to create patterns on...
This may look like a neatly arranged stack of numbers, but it’s actually a mathematical treasure trove. Indian mathematicians called it the Staircase of Mount Meru. In Iran, it’s the...
A 13,000 mile dragon of earth and stone winds its way through the countryside of China with a history almost as long and serpentine as the structure. The Great Wall...
The DNA in just one of your cells gets damaged tens of thousands of times per day. Multiply that by your body’s hundred trillion or so cells, and you’ve got...
Think back to a really vivid memory. Got it? Okay, now try to remember what you had for lunch three weeks ago. That second memory probably isn’t as strong, but...
