Category: Shorts

The 100-Year Party Problem Solved #shorts #people #Jacques Verstraete #strangers #Ramsey Theory BREAKING NEWS: Mathematicians have finally solved the age-old question of how many people you need to invite to a party to ensure that either four of them know each other or some arbitrary number are strangers. The answer, according to a new study,…

Did Aliens Help Build the Great Sphinx? #shorts #study authors #yardangs #Giza #head Yo, check it out. The Great Sphinx of Giza, you know, that big ol’ dude with the lion body and the pharaoh head? Turns out it might not have been built by humans at all. Scientists think it coulda been shaped by…

The World’s Biggest Spider: Deadly and Delicious #shorts #Goliath birdeater #leg span #largest spider #inches Arachnophobes look away!** It’s time to talk about some giant spiders. First up, we have the Goliath birdeater, which is the largest spider in the world by body length and mass. But don’t worry, it doesn’t eat only birds. It…

Birth of Japan’s Newest Island #shorts #Japan #new volcanic island #underwater eruption #volcanic ash BREAKING NEWS: A new island has popped up off the coast of Japan, thanks to an underwater eruption. The island is currently billowing smoke and slowly growing in size. Scientists say that if more lava comes out and covers the area,…

Space Force: First Intergalactic Battle? #shorts #missile #space #kilometers #Yemen Israel claims it has conducted the first-ever space battle, shooting down a Yemeni missile in Earth’s orbit.** The Arrow 2 interceptor, designed to “operate in the atmosphere, and out [in] space”, successfully intercepted the missile over the Red Sea. This is the first time such…

Asteroid Dinkinesh Has a Second Secret Moon #shorts #Dinkinesh #Lucys scientific instruments #tiny moon #single asteroid NASA’s Lucy mission has been full of surprises lately. First, they discovered that the asteroid they were studying was actually three asteroids in one. And then, they found out that one of those asteroids was actually two asteroids in…

Willow Bark: The Natural Antiviral That Could Save Millions #shorts #extract #viruses #willow bark #new study Scientists have discovered that willow bark extract can be used to fight a wide range of viruses, including COVID-19. This is great news, because it means that we may finally have a natural and effective treatment for this devastating…

“**Mother Shark Gives Birth to a Pup Without a Mate” #shorts #Epaulette sharks #fertile egg #shark #Brookfield Zoo A shark at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago has become a mother without the help of a male. The female epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) produced a fertile egg that hatched into a baby shark. This is the…