The shiny cocoons of the orange-spotted tiger clearwing butterfly look like beautiful gold jewels.
No, these golden beauties are not fine jewelry or decorative trinkets. Although they look metallic, they are actually made of chitin, the material that gives some insects their shiny look.…
Here’s why some people get bitten by mosquitoes more than others.
It’s true. Mosquitoes prefer biting some people over others and now scientists know why. As it turns out, about 20% of people are especially yummy to mosquitoes. Here’s why. Mosquitoes…
Here’s what our solar system looks like while flying through space.
We know that planets revolve around the Sun but did you know the entire solar system is moving through space? The Sun and the entire solar system orbit around the…
Watch this Air Force test sled reach a mind boggling 6,599 miles/hour (Mach 8.6).
Hold on tight because this video shows a high-speed test at the Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico that makes us think the Air Force should be designing roller…
Here’s what a flame looks like in space, where there is no gravity.
How a flame burns in space When a flame burns on earth, heated gases rise from the fire, drawing oxygen in and pushing combustion molecules out. As the flame burns,…
