The largest volcano in the solar system is Olympus Mons. The altitude of Olympus Mons is three times the altitude of the largest peak on Earth, Mt. Everest, and is as wide as the entire chain of Hawaiian Islands.It rises about 25 kilometres above the...

The number of neuron cells in our brain is more than the total number of stars in our galaxy.That number is about 100 billion!The normal energy used by our brain is 0.1 calories per minute, and could go up to 1.5 during activities such as...

Can you imagine that getting 10,000 stars in your room? With the High-Tech Home Planetarium, now, you can experience such magnificent starry night while your are playing YOGA on the mat, having Champagne in your bathtub or lying on bed with your...

With land area shrinking and population growing, Japan has decided to take its urban development strategy to the next level. Welcome to Sky,the most massive super-building on earth and certainly one of the most daring feats of engineering ever...

Imagine, a suspect is read words related to a crime while their brain is being scanned. A computer analyzes the data and informs the examiner if the suspect’s memory holds information about the crime. The guilty could be clearly identified and...

A new method of high speed 3D scanning comes from the Geometric Modelling and Pattern Recognition Research Group at the Materials and Engineering Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University. They have created technology that makes it possible to...

With an injury rate of an incredible 100%, Alaskan crab fishing is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Every year, hundreds of fearless crab fishermen endure extreme weather conditions and harsh work environments with assertive hopes of...

What actually makes a fingerprint unique depends on one main factor. Fingerprints basically consist of ridges (raised skin) and furrows (lowered skin) that twist to form a distinct pattern. Although the manner in which the ridges flow is distinctive,...

King cobras can reach18 feet (5.5 meters) in length, making them the longest of all venomous snakes.When confronted, they can raise up to one-third of their bodies straight off the ground and still move forward to attack. The amount of neurotoxin they...

In this stunning picture of the giant galactic nebula NGC 3603, the crisp resolution of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures various stages of the life cycle of stars in one single view.The star has a unique circumstellar ring of glowing gas...