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Earth's Gravity Is Pulling Cracks In The Moon's Surface
The fact that the moon's gravitational pull affects ocean tides is well-known. However, what scientists did not know is that the Earth's gravity has a similar tug on the satellite. The only difference...
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Birthday Party Project Brings Kids Joy One Party At A Time
For most kids, the best thing about having a birthday is the party. Unfortunately, thousands of children both in the U.S.A and worldwide who live in homeless shelters or transitional facilities never...
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Sweden Forges Ahead In Its Quest To Become The World's First Cashless Society
While the U.S. is still debating about getting rid of the humble penny, Sweden is rapidly moving towards abolishing currency altogether. Though this may sound radical, it is a natural evolution in...
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Diwali, The Hindu Festival Of Lights Is Almost Here!
India is known for a myriad of colorful festivals. However, very few are as joyous as Diwali or Deepavali (row of lighted lamps). Also called the Festival of Lights, the ancient holiday that extends...
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Celebrating Veterans Day
On Wednesday, November 11th, Americans will celebrate Veterans Day. The special holiday is dedicated to the brave men and women of the armed forces who risk their lives on a daily basis to keep the...
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Scientists Say Being 'Hangry' Is Normal And Perhaps Even Genetic
Do you get impatient and lose your temper when you've gone without nourishment for a long time? Then you are suffering from 'hanger', a newly coined term that describes the inexplicable irritation...
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India's 'Birdman' Feeds Thousands Of Parakeets Daily
Though the moniker 'birdman' may not conjure up images of a superhero, that is what India's Joseph Sekar is to the thousands of parakeets that he feeds daily. The 62-year-old Chennai resident says...
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Mysterious Piece Of Space Debris Makes For An Eventful Friday The 13th!
It is Friday theĀ 13th! Though that fact may be of no significance to you, many consider the combination unlucky. While most years we encounter this dreaded day just once or twice, this year we have...
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El NiƱo Transforms World's Driest Non-Polar Desert Into A Lush Wildflower...
Deserts are by definition barren areas of land with little precipitation. But few compare to Chile's Atacama Desert. Often called the world's driest non-polar desert, the 600-mile stretch of land gets...
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Oxford Dictionaries 'Word Of The Year' Is . . . An Emoji?
We all know that life without emojis, (the small digital icons that we use ad nauseam) would be extremely boring. Hence, it is only fitting that the editors of the prestigious Oxford English...
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Hacker Group Anonymous Plans To Use Cyber Skills To Take Down ISIS
Since their formation in 2003, Anonymous, a loosely organized international group of hackers have conducted a series of well-orchestrated cyber attacks on corporations, governments, and individuals....
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The History Behind Some Of Our Favorite Thanksgiving Traditions
Tomorrow, November 26th is Thanksgiving, one of the most popular holidays on the American calendar. Celebrated on the last Thursday of every November, the day commemorates the 1621 harvest reaped by...
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Blue Origin Makes History With Successful Launch And Landing Of Reusable Rocket
Space travel has come a long way since Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited Earth in 1961. However, the one thing that has eluded scientists thus far is a rocket that can be used multiple times....
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China's 'Floating City' Was Most Likely A Rare (Superior) Mirage Or Fata Morgana
On October 7th, residents of the Chinese cities of Jiangxi and Foshan reported a strange sight - Towering skyscrapers that appeared to be dangling from the clouds. As the video of the 'floating city'...
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'Hour of Code' - The Largest Learning Event In History Is Almost Here!
While physics, chemistry, and biology are a norm at all schools, computer science is still a nascent subject. It is estimated that just 10 percent of American schools offer computer science and only...
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Climate Change May Be Responsible For Northern Russia's Mysterious Craters
In July 2014, a helicopter pilot flying over Northern Russia's remote Yamal Peninsula came across a massive crater in the thick, permanently frozen subsurface layer of soil known as permafrost. As...
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The Mystery Of Why Crafty Snakes Shed Their Legs Is Finally Solved
Mention snakes and the image that comes to mind is that of a stealthily gliding reptile. Turns out that this was not always the case. Ancient snake fossils indicate that the reptiles once had legs,...
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Not Feeling The Chill Yet? (Astronomical) Winter Is About To Begin!
Though many meteorologists in the Northern Hemisphere consider December 1 as the first day of winter, the season's astronomical start is not till winter solstice that occurs on December 21 or 22...
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Sneakers That Can Be Customized On The Go? Sweet!
With smart technology increasingly infiltrating all aspects of our lives it was only a matter of time before someone invented 'smart' shoes - Ones that can be customized at the owner's whim. Called...
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Are Affectionate Tourists Harming Endangered Florida Manatees?
Manatees or sea cows as they are often called are large rotund marine animals that can weigh as much as 1,000 pounds. But despite their enormous size, the mostly herbivorous animals have no blubber to...
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