Josh Hrala
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A Retired Professor Thinks He's Discovered The Location of King Arthur's Camelot
A retired professor from the UK says he might have pinpointed the location of Camelot, the legendary castle where stories claim that King Arthur held court some 1,400 years ago - if he actually existed. → Read More
A Fossilised Skull Has Revealed When The Last 'Siberian Unicorn' Lived on Earth
For decades, scientists have estimated that the Siberian unicorn - a long-extinct species of mammal that looked more like a rhino than a horse - died out some 350,000 years ago. → Read More
Mount Everest Isn't Technically The Tallest Mountain on Earth
Ever since Sir Edmund Hillary reached its peak back in 1953, thousands of adventures have set out to conquer the deadly summit of Mount Everest. → Read More
Mount Everest Isn't Really The Tallest Mountain on Earth
Ever since Sir Edmund Hillary reached its peak back in 1953, thousands of adventures have set out to conquer the deadly summit of Mount Everest. → Read More
Here's The Frustrating Reason Only One Side of Your Nose Gets Blocked at a Time
Though you may not pay attention to it unless you're sick, you're always breathing more heavily from one nostril than the other. → Read More
The Great Pyramid of Giza Is Actually Lopsided
It's one of the most fascinating and well-built structures in existence, but researchers have shown that the Great Pyramid of Giza is actually lopsided, thanks to an error builders made during construction some 4,500 years ago. → Read More
This Princeton Professor's CV of Failures Is Something We Should All Learn From
Searching for a job requires the perfect résumé or CV, and there are countless online guides dedicated to CV-crafting that promise to get you to the second round of the hiring process. → Read More
A Fossilised Skull Has Revealed When The Last 'Siberian Unicorn' Lived on Earth
For decades, scientists have estimated that the Siberian unicorn - a long-extinct species of mammal that looked more like a rhino than a horse - died out some 350,000 years ago. → Read More
2 infants have had their cancers disappear after being treated with genetically engineered T-cells
Two infants with leukaemia are now in remission, thanks to a world-first treatment that uses genetically engineered T-cells from healthy donors. → Read More
Stephen Hawking Warns Us to Stop Reaching Out to Aliens Before It's Too Late
When the potential of intelligent alien civilisations comes up in conversation, it’s usually about the search. How will we find them? Where are they? Are they there at all ? What actions should we take if – or when – we find them, or they find us? → Read More
These extremely rare and fluffy wildcats are getting their own sanctuary in Siberia
Conservationists in Russia have decided to designate a 32-square-kilometre (12-square-mile) piece of land inside the Sailyugemsky Nature Park as a sanctuary for the extremely rare and endangered Pallas's cats ( Otocolobus manul). → Read More
This Solar Plant Accidentally Incinerates Up to 6,000 Birds a Year
A rare and unusual type of solar power plant that concentrates sunlight in California is accidentally killing up to 6,000 birds every year, with staff reporting that the birds keep flying into its concentrated beams of sunlight, and spontaneously b → Read More
This new 'refrigerator backpack' could help transport vaccines to remote areas
A student in the UK has designed a miniature, mobile refrigerator that can fit inside a backpack to easily transport medical supplies and vaccines to people in remote areas. → Read More
Sorry, but the 5-second rule was debunked by science yet again
Researchers have once again debunked the 5-second rule , where food is apparently 'safe' to eat if dropped on the floor and picked up within 5 seconds. → Read More
NASA's Just Released an Awesome Curiosity Game to Celebrate The Rover’s 4th Birthday
To celebrate Curiosity’s fourth Martian birthday, NASA has just released a free game called Mars Rover in which players can drive around the Martian surface just like their favourite rover. → Read More
WATCH: Why Sloths Almost Die Every Time They Have to Poop
A sloth’s life seems pretty sweet, right? You get to hang out in trees all day, munching on food , sleeping all the time , and moving real slow to blend in with your surroundings. For a sloth, Sunday is every day. Laziness is just the sloth way . → Read More
After 36 years, the Wright brothers' 'flying machine' patent has finally been rediscovered
Way back in December 1903, the Wright brothers made history by flying the first manned plane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. While the original flight only traced a distance of 36.5 metres (120 feet) and lasted a mere 12 seconds, it set the... → Read More
This engineer just found a way to 3D-print objects using Mars and Moon dust
When humanity eventually decides to colonise another planet - looking at you, Mars - one of the first things researchers will need to figure out is how to build structures to keep our delicate bodies safe from harsh environmental conditions. Since... → Read More
A Fossilised Skull Has Revealed When The Last 'Siberian Unicorn' Lived on Earth
For decades, scientists have estimated that the Siberian unicorn - a long-extinct species of mammal that looked more like a rhino than a horse - died out some 350,000 years ago , but a beautifully preserved skull found in Kazakhstan has completely... → Read More
Scientists are developing the world's biggest wind turbine
While other technologies are getting smaller and smaller with each passing day, wind turbines are going in the opposite direction, because in order for them to make enough power, they need to harness more wind. Following this logic, researchers are... → Read More