When an animal or human being suffers from a burn injury, it can be classified under a “degree” depending on how serious the injury is. First degree burns are superficial burns that are usually not life threatening even if they cover a large area of the body. First degree burns Read more…
Black is actually a tone, not a colour. Black absorbs more than 95% of visible light. Although it may be difficult to tell just by looking, not all black colours are equally dark and some are darker than others. A company called Surrey NanoSystems has created the world’s darkest black Read more…
Coding is also known as computer programming. Over the years, hundreds of programming languages have been developed by engineers. Some of the more popular languages are C++, PEARL and Visual Basic. Using these languages, a coder can write a program to make the computer do things. A simple computer program Read more…
A hare scramble is an extreme off-road motorcycle race. During a hare scramble, motorcycle riders will have to ride their motorcycles through rugged terrain, between trees, across pools of mud and through ruts. There are generally three skill categories of riders who compete in these hare scramble races. The highest Read more…
Liquid magnets are not new technology. In fact, ferrofluids were invented in 1963 by a scientist named Steve Papell. These materials are not really magnets, but they become strongly magnetised when they are brought close enough to an actual magnet. Ferrofluids are made up of tiny magnetic materials that have Read more…
Some liquids are dangerously cold. Liquid nitrogen, helium, neon and oxygen would almost immediately freeze anything you dip into them. The coolest liquid we know on Earth is liquid helium. Naturally, none of these elements exist as liquids on Earth. They have to be cooled before they become liquids. In Read more…
Insects stings can be painful. However, not all stings hurt the same. Some insects like yellow jackets, wasps and fire ants also inject venom into their victims. Some insect’s venom can cause intense pain that may even induce temporary paralysis around the area that was stung. Insects like the honey Read more…
Nobody really knows why humans or animals yawn. In fact, there is not much we know about yawning. We do know that yawning is an involuntary reflex. People often yawn when they are tired or sleepy, but this is not always the case. If you take a deep breath just Read more…
Music is a combination of different sounds that have been organised to construct a melody with harmony and rhythm. These combinations of sounds often include periods of silence. Melody is the voice of the music and it is usually the most obvious part of the music piece. Harmony supports the Read more…
The Internet is actually a very large network of connected computers. Nobody owns the Internet. It is nearly impossible to shut down the Internet. The Internet was invented sometime in the 1960s, but it was only made accessible to the public sometime in the 1990s. There are more than a Read more…