Discover the true story behind shrunken heads—Indigenous ceremonial traditions, colonial exploitation, and the black-market replicas made for profit.

Bayesian logic and Bayesian statistics explained simply. Learn how probability updates with new evidence and why Bayesian theory matters.

Ever wondered how condoms are actually made? From rubber trees in Southeast Asia to the foil wrapper in your drawer, the journey of a condom is a fascinating blend of biology, chemistry, and high-speed engineering.

Explore Sintra’s secret Initiation Well, a locked-away garden with nine descending levels, hidden tunnels, and symbols echoing Dante’s Inferno.

The story of human evolution may seem straightforward, but it's far from a linear progression. Join renowned paleoanthropologist, Ella Al-Shamahi as we explore the complexities of our past, meeting the fascinating human species we once shared the planet w...

The modern concept of birthstones might have started as some kind of marketing ploy, but that doesn't mean the only thing these gems are good for is decoration. Let's walk through all 12 months of the year to find what else you can do with aquamarine, per...

The first selection from the Barry Yampol Library traces the evolution of scientific understanding from the dawn of printing to the rise of modern chemistry.

Why do some cheeses melt into ooey gooey deliciousness, while others end up a clumpy mess (and WTF is going on with American cheese)?

66 million years ago a giant space rock crashed into our planet and killed the dinosaurs. In the span of just four decades, we’ve gone from not knowing there was a space rock at all to knowing exactly where that planet-killer came from.

It would be a lot easier to study the science of dreaming if we weren’t asleep every time we did it. Why do we dream? What does dreaming do for our brains? How did dreaming evolve? Here’s a look at the current theories from psychology and neuroscience

If you ever find yourself stranded in the snowy Arctic (or bored in Minecraft), you’re gonna need to know how to build an igloo. But how can building a house made of ice keep you warm? The science behind building an igloo is the same reason that otters an...

Explore the Amazon rainforest’s flying rivers, and dig into why these invisible waterways are essential to life on Earth.

Discover the life of Marie Curie, the groundbreaking scientist who discovered polonium and radium, coined the term radioactivity, and became the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.

Diamonds, rubies, emeralds, and sapphires are most of the classic gemstones adorning royal jewels. But they used to be accompanied by a stone that nowadays is most often found in museum gift shops: Amethyst. Here's the story of amethyst's rise and fall as...

Go back to a time before the invention of artificial light and experience a world petrified in the pitch of darkness...when fear ruled the night. Throughout the ages, real and imagined terror existed in the absence of light, and nighttime was anything but...