Curiosities

Tardigrades: the 'water bear' that survived the vacuum of space

Tardigrades: the 'water bear' that survived the vacuum of space

Why do your fingers wrinkle in water? It is not what you were always told

Why do your fingers wrinkle in water? It is not what you were always told

Salar de Uyuni: the salt desert that becomes the world's largest mirror

Salar de Uyuni: the salt desert that becomes the world's largest mirror

Why do we yawn, and why is it contagious? (You will probably yawn reading this)

Why do we yawn, and why is it contagious? (You will probably yawn reading this)

Parícutin: the volcano that was born in a Mexican farmer's cornfield

Parícutin: the volcano that was born in a Mexican farmer's cornfield

The Mandela effect: why millions of people remember the same thing… and are wrong

The Mandela effect: why millions of people remember the same thing… and are wrong

Real or AI? How to check those viral "caught on camera" videos

Real or AI? How to check those viral "caught on camera" videos

Nostradamus, the "ghost plane" and angels falling from the sky: viral mysteries explained

Nostradamus, the "ghost plane" and angels falling from the sky: viral mysteries explained

Ticks, bugs in the ear and "things living inside the body": bizarre medical cases and what they teach us

Ticks, bugs in the ear and "things living inside the body": bizarre medical cases and what they teach us