Americans fill roughly six billion prescriptions every year, and about two-thirds of adults take at least one medication. That adds up to a lot of empty medication bottles, and most of them end up in the trash because curbside recycling programs can’t actually process them. The bottles are made of polypropylene, which is technically recyclable,...
Most people measure wealth by observing their life and their surroundings. You compare yourself to friends, coworkers, or people you see online, and that feels natural. But once you step back and look at the entire world, the definition of wealth changes quickly. Things that feel average in one place are rare in many others....
2026 looks set to be a vibrant year in the night sky, with numerous lunar events scheduled throughout the year. Just weeks into the year, the lunar calendar is already packed with exceptional events. A total Blood Moon eclipse arrives in March, and multiple supermoons will brighten the night sky. However, August will bring this...
NASA’s newest Parker Solar Probe imagery looks unreal on a phone screen. Bright arcs and pale streamers slide across the frame. However, many people have shared the clips and asked a practical question: how can a spacecraft get the closest view of the Sun and survive? NASA says the mission matched a record distance on...
When Elon Musk decided to send his personal Tesla into space, it did raise a few eyebrows. After 5 years of it hovering in space, the main question that people have been asking is- where is it now? As of the 6th of February, the sports car has been wandering in the oblivion of space...
A rumor online claims Earth will “lose gravity” for 7 seconds on August 12, 2026. Posts online have tied the claim to a secret NASA project and huge casualty numbers. However, gravity does not work like that, and NASA resources have explained the basics clearly. The date does match a real sky event, yet that...
What initially seems like just a herd of mountain sheep actually hides an elusive illusion. Peering deep into the centre of the image, almost unrecognisable, lies a snow leopard. However, at first or even second glance you might miss it completely. It might take intense focus to actually spot the elusive and camouflaged snow leopard....
It’s no secret that the relationship between the United States and Iran has always been contentious, but it seems like tensions might escalate after a threat was made against U.S. President Donald Trump’s life. On Wednesday, January 14th, an Iranian state television channel aired a direct assassination threat against the US President Donald Trump. Warnings...
James Balog is a conservationist and environmental photographer with a long history of skepticism. Since the 1980s, he would scoff at people speaking about the drastic effects of climate change. After years of these firmly-held beliefs, his mind was changed in one momentous instant. In the early 2000s, he and his crew were in the...
In March 2023, an unusual yet interesting image started circulating on social media. At first glance, the image looked strange but still believable. Social media users shared it with curiosity and excitement. Many posts claimed scientists had discovered a new species. Within hours, the snake cat story was everywhere. In reality, the hoax showed how...
In 2014, a never-before-seen eruption of a subglacial lake burst through Greenland’s ice sheet.It left a 25-meter mound of ice and giant crevasses in its wake. Scientists were astounded as they had not observed this phenomenon before. This discovery challenges what we know about glacial melt and signals faster climate change and rising sea levels...
On December 20, 2025, Blue Origin made history by sending the first wheelchair bound person into space. Blue Origin completed the NS-37 mission successfully, launching a team of 6 crew members aboard their rocket, New Shepard. The crew included members: Joey Hyde, Michaela (Michi) Benthaus, Adonis Pourouslis, Jason Stansell, Neal Milc,h and Hans Koenigsmann. The...
