Why are some people mosquito magnets and others unbothered? A medical entomologist points to metabolism, body odor and mindset. By Jonathan Day, University […]

Spider silk strands are more uniform in diameter that most man-made artifacts. Per same diameter and weight, spider silk is 5 times stronger than […]

There are over 100 species and thousands of cultivars of roses. They vary in color, shape and size and all but one […]

September 16 is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. It was proclaimed by the UN in 1974, a […]

A recent study on the impact of imported flowers market on the carbon footprint of our planet revealed shocking results. The bunch […]

Did the earth get hotter? Yes. Is it common? Yes. Since 1900, the average temperature has increased by 0.7 degrees Celsius. Over […]

Almost all oil production on Alaska’s North Slope remains shut down after workers on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline system discovered a leak over […]

For thousands of years, until 1883, hemp was the world’s largest agricultural crop, from which the majority of fiber, fabric, soap, lighting […]

Lightning travels up to 87,000 mph (140,000 km/h). If the space shuttle could travel at those speeds, it would reach the moon […]

In a desert a mirage is caused when air near the ground is hotter than air higher up. As light from the […]