Science

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen different takes on masks from the government, scientists, and the general public. But what’s the real story? Scientist, comedian, and author Bill Nye has spilled the tea on TikTok regarding the effectiveness of masks with a simple experiment that has gone viral. As you know, both the CDC and...

For years, we have been poisoning our oceans with toxic trash dumps. In fact, it has gotten so bad in the Pacific Ocean that one area has been deemed the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” However, one group in Hawaii went above and beyond to fight back against ocean pollution. The Ocean Voyages Institute set a...

In 2020, we see it every day—when a scientific explanation, based on years of research by skilled people, is offered as a reason for something, someone, somewhere chimes in that they know that explanation is untrue—their common sense tells them so. How do you argue that point with someone who feels so strongly in their...

Can you imagine seeing the world from space? Doing so must be mind-blowing and yet make everything seem so small and insignificant. It’s easier than ever for astronauts to share photos of their space exploits with all of us via social media, and they often do just that. One U.S. astronaut, Robert “Bob” Behnken, shared...

For decades, Americans have been fascinated with unidentified flying objects. And during all that time, conspiracies have sparked up about what exactly the government knows about UFOs. Of course, when the government changes its tune on UFO research, it’s difficult to get a full grasp of what’s going on. And they did just that recently...

Being a healthcare worker is tough…especially over the last several months. I can’t imagine the pressure that they face every single day during this crisis. Heck, I can’t even imagine the pressure during a REGULAR day for them. So that’s why we should always show healthcare workers the utmost respect and praise them. But on...

I’ve always found it pretty creepy to think about scientific and psychological studies that have gone in the past, before there were standards and regulations in place that put ethics at the forefront of medicine and psychology. There are definitely some pretty scary examples when you look into them… Who knows, maybe there are still...

Astronomers who are working on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have released a brand-new 3D map of the entire universe. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey is a decades-long project that has only had one goal: to map the universe. Now, it seems that they’ve managed to produce the largest-ever map to date. Over 100 scientists...