Signal Hill: The Birthplace of Modern Communications

Overlooking the harbour of St John’s, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, is a massive piece of rock towering 140 meters above the Atlantic Ocean. The rock, known as Signal Hill

The Phenomenon of “Crown Shyness” Where Trees Avoid Touching

Crown shyness is a naturally occurring phenomenon in some tree species where the upper most branches in a forest canopy avoid touching one another.

How Amsterdam’s Airport is Fighting Noise Pollution With Land Art

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, located just 9 km southwest of the city, is the third busiest airport in Europe and one of the busiest in the world. In an average year, more than 63 million passengers pass through Schiphol

The Evolution of Gratitude

How did gratitude evolve? Researchers are starting to trace this common human emotion all the way back to primate behavior.

The Olympia Academy

It’s hard to think about Albert Einstein without imagining an old, crazy-haired genius. But once upon a time, before he ever came up with a theory of relativity

Advanced Robotic Bat Can Fly Like the Real One

Scientists created an autonomous flying robot that mimics the flight characteristics of real bats…

The Map of Mathematics

In this video, the entire field of mathematics summarised, starting at the origins, in a single map…

This shows how pure mathematics and applied mathematics relate to each other and all of the sub-topics they are made from.

8 Beautiful, Weird, and Scary Things Ice Can Do

Frozen water molecules don’t seem to be all that interesting. But, these 8 weird things that ice can do are truly mind-boggling…

The ‘Lost’ Meteorites of Antarctica

Scientists will seek out the ‘lost’ meteorites of the icy continent, which could provide clues to planetary creation.

University of Manchester scientists are preparing for the first ever UK-led meteorite hunting expedition to Antarctica.

NASA Has Compiled a List of The Best Air-Cleaning Plants For Your Home

Houseplants are awesome indoor air cleaners, but some of them are more effective than others at filtering out pollutants and toxic chemicals in the air. This infographic highlights the best air-filtering plants, according to a NASA study.