Why Octopus Blood Appears Blue: The Science Explained

Why Octopus Blood Appears Blue: The Science Explained

Octopuses have a copper-based blood as opposed to iron-based blood in humans, which results in their blood being blue.

Fiji's Guardians: Sustaining Coral Reefs Through Gardening

Fiji's Guardians: Sustaining Coral Reefs Through Gardening

Fijian communities are restoring coral reefs through a simple yet effective method, often referred to as 'coral gardening'.

Exploring the Enigmatic Wigglefish Phenomenon in Depth

Exploring the Enigmatic Wigglefish Phenomenon in Depth

An unusual species of fish called the wigglefish that wiggles its body extensively to 'walk' on the ocean floor.

Exploring the Cosmic Anomaly Known as the Axis of Evil

Exploring the Cosmic Anomaly Known as the Axis of Evil

Cosmologists discovered an unusual alignment of temperature fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background that goes against our understanding of the universe.

Revolutionizing Broadcasts: The Innovative Clockwork Radio

Revolutionizing Broadcasts: The Innovative Clockwork Radio

A wind-up radio that does not require external electrical power or batteries, invented by Trevor Baylis.

Discovering the Unique Characteristics of the Bigon Shape

Discovering the Unique Characteristics of the Bigon Shape

A bigon is a two-dimensional geometric figure with two corners or 'vertices' and two sides or 'edges'. It is considered an illegal geometric figure in traditional geometry

Discover the Enigmatic Beauty of Australia's Pink Lake

Discover the Enigmatic Beauty of Australia's Pink Lake

Lake Hillier in Australia is a bright pink color and scientists aren't sure why

Exploring the Innovative Design of the Seagoing Tank

Exploring the Innovative Design of the Seagoing Tank

The Duplex Drive (DD) Tank, best known as a 'swimming' Sherman, was an innovative design that aimed to solve infantry's support issues during invasions. Unfortunately, it also gained notoriety for its high number of losses during D-Day.

The Doorbell Invention Inspired by Inner Ear Anatomy

The Doorbell Invention Inspired by Inner Ear Anatomy

The invention of the electric doorbell was inspired by our body's inner ear anatomy, specifically the hammer and anvil mechanism.

Understanding the Curious Dynamics of Elevator's Paradox

Understanding the Curious Dynamics of Elevator's Paradox

The 'Elevator Paradox' is a lesser-known phenomenon that explains why elevators seem to mostly go in one direction when you're waiting for them.

Bubble Wrap Was Actually Intended to Be 3D Wallpaper

Bubble Wrap Was Actually Intended to Be 3D Wallpaper

The ubiquitous packaging material, Bubble Wrap, which is well known for protecting mail-order products (and for being fun to pop), was originally invented to serve as a trendy new type of textured wallpaper.

How Forests Contribute to Rainfall: a Natural Phenomenon

How Forests Contribute to Rainfall: a Natural Phenomenon

Trees have the ability to generate their own rain and influence local weather system.

The Massive Reach of Brazil's Termite Supercolony Revealed

The Massive Reach of Brazil's Termite Supercolony Revealed

In Northeast Brazil, a termite supercolony extends over an area equivalent to the size of Great Britain.

Meet Bathynomus Raksasa: The Enormous Deep-Sea Isopod

Meet Bathynomus Raksasa: The Enormous Deep-Sea Isopod

Recently discovered, the Bathynomus raksasa or the supergiant isopod stands out as an oddity of the marine world. Found in the Indian Ocean's deep waters, it's one of the largest isopods known so far.

Unexpected Discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background

Unexpected Discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background

The cosmic microwave background radiation that fills up the universe was discovered accidently by two radio astronomers, Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson, while they were trying to eliminate noise from an antenna.

Chess Master Triumphs While Playing Entirely Blindfolded

Chess Master Triumphs While Playing Entirely Blindfolded

A chess player named Timur Gareyev played 48 games of chess simultaneously while blindfolded, setting a world record.

Albert Hofmann's Groundbreaking Discovery of Lsd's Effects

Albert Hofmann's Groundbreaking Discovery of Lsd's Effects

Albert Hofmann, a Swiss chemist, unintentionally discovered the psychedelic effects of LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide) in 1943.

Mysterious Portrait: The Face Found on the Barroom Floor

Mysterious Portrait: The Face Found on the Barroom Floor

An unknown artist's masterpiece in the middle of Teller House bar in Central City, Colorado

The First Accidental Discovery of Artificial Blue Pigment

The First Accidental Discovery of Artificial Blue Pigment

Chemist Mas Subramanian and his team accidentally discovered a new vibrant shade of blue known as YInMn Blue in 2009 while experimenting on materials for electronics.

Unraveling the Enigma of the Sailendra Dynasty's Vanishing

Unraveling the Enigma of the Sailendra Dynasty's Vanishing

The Sailendra Dynasty, an influential maritime Southeast Asian empire during 8th and 9th centuries AD, just disappeared without definite reason.

Exploring the Mysteries of the Enigmatic Voynich Manuscript

Exploring the Mysteries of the Enigmatic Voynich Manuscript

The Voynich Manuscript is a mysterious, hand-written and illustrated book that’s content, written in an unknown language or code, has confused scholars and cryptographers since its discovery.

Construction Workers' Tea Ritual During the Hoover Dam Build

Construction Workers' Tea Ritual During the Hoover Dam Build

Construction of the Hoover Dam made use of huge amounts of 'builders tea' to reduce heat stress among workers.

Understanding the Causes and Effects of Coastal Sea Foam

Understanding the Causes and Effects of Coastal Sea Foam

Sea foam is a rare natural phenomenon where certain conditions cause the sea to create foam, often found on beaches and coastal areas.

Surprising Origins: The Invention Journey of Inkjet Printers

Surprising Origins: The Invention Journey of Inkjet Printers

The creation of Inkjet printers was an accidental discovery by a Canon engineer, Ichiro Endo in 1951.