Category: Shorts

**”Moose Caught Red-Handed: Find Out Why Their Saliva is Like Acid to Your Car’s Paint!”** #shorts #salt #moose #animals #people In a hilarious turn of events, Parks Canada has issued a warning to drivers in national parks during winter: don’t let moose lick your car. Yes, you heard that right. Turns out, these majestic creatures…

You’ll Never Believe How Much Bigger the U.S. Got Overnight (Hint: It’s Huge!) #shorts #area #US #ECS area #more than 386,000 square miles In a surprising turn of events, the United States has suddenly grown by a whopping 1 million square kilometers, thanks to a bold claim on its surrounding ocean floor. Picture this: the…

See The World’s First Wooden Wind Turbine That Generates Enough Electricity To Power 1,000 Homes! #shorts #Modvion #Most turbines #steel #Swedish tradition The world’s tallest wooden wind turbine has started turning near the town of Skara, not far from the city of Gothenburg. The turbine features a 105-meter (345-foot) tower constructed out of wood, according…

The Leaning Tower of Pisa: Why Hasn’t It Fallen Yet? #shorts #Pisa #Leaning Tower #tall bell tower #jaunty angle The Leaning Tower of Pisa: A Tale of Jelly-Like Land, Decades of War, and Some Radical Changes of Plans The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a 57-meter tall bell tower that’s famous for its lean. But…

Asteroid That Could Wipe Out Humanity Is Being Studied By NASA! #shorts #Apophis #Earth #OSIRIS-REx mission #orbit NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission to Bennu is over, but the spacecraft is still going strong. Now it’s headed to Apophis, an even more-famous Earth-crossing asteroid. Apophis was named after the Egyptian evil serpent deity who sought to swallow the…

815 New Species Discovered in One Year: See the Most Amazing Animals #shorts #New species #Terry Nation Image Credit #Natural History Museum London #name The Natural History Museum London has named 815 new species this year, including a new genus of parasitic wasps named Dalek after the Doctor Who villains. Other highlights include a stick…

What Happens When You Die? Scientists Finally Have an Answer #shorts #death #cells #cell #body “So you know how people say ‘death is like a single moment’? Well, that’s not true! According to Dr. Devin Finaughty, death is actually a process that starts really soon after you die. First, your cells start to rupture, which…

You’ll Never Believe What This Rare Metal Is Worth! #shorts #iridium #Iridium #transition metal #platinum ores Have you heard of iridium? It’s a metal that’s more expensive than gold! That’s right, folks, iridium is the new flex. So if you’re looking to show off your wealth, just buy a bunch of iridium and stack it…

You Won’t Believe Why Gravity Pulls Us Down! #shorts #gravity #spacetime #space #Earth Why does gravity pull us down and not up? It’s because the Earth is like a giant trampoline and everything with mass is like a bowling ball. When you put a bowling ball on a trampoline, it makes a dip in the…

You Won’t Believe What’s Causing These Giant Fissures! #shorts #groundwater use #ground #water #recent New York Times investigation Huge cracks have been popping up in the ground across the southwest US, caused by humans sucking out groundwater. It’s like the earth is getting a big ol’ wedgie! Scientists say we’re depleting groundwater faster than it…