Everyday science

Could a cannon ball from an 18th-century ship sink a modern ship? © iStock

Everyday science

Could a cannon ball from an 18th-century ship sink a modern ship?

Does altitude affect how you react to alcohol? © iStock

Everyday science

Does altitude affect how you react to alcohol?

If atoms are mostly empty space, why is matter not transparent? © Getty Images

Everyday science

If atoms are mostly empty space, why is matter not transparent?

Does the PLUTO pipeline under the ocean still exist? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Does the PLUTO pipeline under the ocean still exist?

How far can a bullet fired from a handgun travel? © iStock

Everyday science

How far can a bullet fired from a handgun travel?

Can mirages occur in cold places? © Getty Images

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Can mirages occur in cold places?

Diamonds aren’t forever

Everyday science

Diamonds aren’t forever

Why are animal fats solid yet vegetable oils liquid at room temperature? © Getty Images

Why are animal fats solid yet vegetable oils liquid at room temperature?

How many elementary particles are thought to exist? © iStock

Everyday science

How many elementary particles are thought to exist?

Do vinyl records really sound better than CDs? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Do vinyl records really sound better than CDs?

How is milk ‘skimmed’? © Getty Images

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How is milk ‘skimmed’?

How many plants would I need to put in an airtight room to breathe? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How many plants would I need in an airtight room to be able to breathe?

If glass is made from sand, why is it transparent? © Getty Images

Everyday science

If glass is made from sand, why is it transparent?

What's the fastest speed a human has ever experienced? © Getty Images

Everyday science

What’s the fastest speed a human has ever experienced?

Is it possible to run along the top of a moving train? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Is it possible to run along the top of a moving train?