0.5% of the male population are descended from Genghis Khan. (Scientists did a study in 2003 showing that about 16 million dudes share a Y chromosome with the famous Emperor.)
Astronomers found 52 binaries of main-sequence stars and white dwarfs in open clusters using AI and Gaia data. These systems reveal the common-envelope phase, crucial for studying stellar evolution, supernovae, and gravitational waves.
In northers European cultures, swords were believed to have their own 'soul', so when the warrior died, the sword had to be destroyed and buried so the spirit could accompany the warrior into the afterlife
The modern fishnet stocking was patented in the U.S. in 1908, originally intended for theater performers—and has remained a symbol of rebellion and seduction ever since.
Scientists studying Apollo 16 samples uncovered insights into the Moon's past. Noble gases like argon reveal that solar wind and asteroid impacts shaped its surface over billions of years, offering clues for finding lunar resources beneficial to future
NOAA’s solar coronagraph on the L-1 observatory is now active, improving solar monitoring by capturing the Sun’s corona to track phenomena like CMEs. This tool enhances space weather forecasting, which is crucial to minimize disruptions on Earth, suc
You've probably heard that feminists burned their bras in the 1970s, but that's not true. This myth arose when feminists protested at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City in 1968, and they symbolically threw objects that they felt were confining i
