Look, the truth is, everyone has knowledge gaps. Some of them might be super niche. Others might be more general and embarrassing to admit to. But no matter how well-read and educated you are, there ...

Talk about a bizarre feature of the human body: If you happened to swallow a razor blade, your stomach acid would dissolve it ...

Scientists recently announced they had found potential signs of life on a planet 124 light years from Earth. While the bold claim has been challenged, the mere prospect is enough to inflame a ...

A viral tweet has people sharing some incredibly random, fascinating, occasionally eye-opening facts online. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the ...

No direct measurements have been made of the winds in the eye of a tornado because the instruments that measure wind can't survive long enough. It is thought that winds in the most violent tornadoes ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The ocean covers more than 70% of Earth's surface, yet remarkably, we’ve explored only about 5% of it. Despite this mystery, what we do know reveals just how vital — and ...

When the Earth comes between the sun and the moon, a lunar eclipse occur. Unlike a solar eclipse, it can be watched with the naked eye and is visible from any part of the world at night.