Have you ever had to constantly blow your nose when you were sick, because it kept dripping and wouldn’t stop? It probably drove you mad. But how does your nose …
How Can Most Animals Survive on a Very Narrow Diet?
We know that as humans we need a balanced diet to stay healthy. But this is not the case for most animals. For an example, when you think of, say …
Why Does iOS Need Much Less RAM Than Android?
As you’re most probably aware, there’s an ongoing war between iOS and Android, and it will stay that way for years to come. While there are several aspects by which …
Why Are Human Eye Colors Limited to Only a Few Colors?
You’ve seen black, brown, blue or green colored eyes of people. But you never see someone with red or purple eyes. What could be the reason for this? The following …
How Did Coffee and Cocoa Beans Come to Be Cultivated?
Coffee and chocolate are extremely popular foods and have been for decades. But we know both coffee and cocoa beans don’t taste good raw. They require significant processing to give …
Where Do Internet Providers Get Their Internet From?
If you’re reading this article, then you’re using the services from an internet service provider commonly known as an ISP. But where do ISP’s get their internet from? Do they …
Why Are We Building a Colony on Mars Instead of on the Moon?
Mars is known as the Red Planet and it is about 34 million miles from Earth. There has been much talk about successfully building a colony on Mars in the near …
Why Does the World Seem so Quiet When It’s Snowing Outside?
You may have noticed how everything seems calmer and quieter when it’s snowing than during other periods of the year? What kind of an effect does snow have on the …
Why Does It Take Around a Day for Muscles to Start Hurting After a Workout?
We have all experienced this phenomenon after a long and hard workout. The muscles in our bodies start aching only on the next day, not straight away. The scientific reasons …
Why Does a Sniper Need a ‘Spotter’?
When watching a military movie you may have seen how a sniper is accompanied by another person looking at the same direction. This person is called a “spotter”. But why …
Why Do Different-Colored Shampoos Make the Same White Foam?
Have you ever notice how no matter the color of the shampoo you use, the foam we get is always white in color? Find out the reason behind that in …
How Are Dams Built with the Water Still There?
You have seen how a dam holds a massive body of water on one side of it. Have you ever thought about how engineers build one with all that water …
How Do Scientists Know We’ve Only Discovered 14% of All Living Species?
Scientists claim that we have discovered only 14% of all living species on Earth. How did they arrive at that number? If we haven’t discovered them, how do we know …
Why Can’t Chimpanzees Mimic Human Language Although Some Birds Can?
Chimpanzees might be able to understand human languages when spoken to them (when trained), but they can’t reproduce it with their mouths which are shaped much like those of humans. …
How Do Seeds Know Which Way Is Up?
What would happen if you plant a seed downwards. Will it grow in to the ground, upside down? Or will it find its way up? Does a seed know which …