Category: 1. Edi-Choice

If you ever want to pull out the big guns in a pub quiz, then do I have a fact for you! Contrary to popular belief, the biggest organism in the world is not the blue whale. Nor is it the giant sequoia. Nor is it the extinct and admittedly…

The surface of Venus is notoriously difficult to observe due to its thick, sulfuric atmosphere and crushing pressure. But the planet’s volcanic history is written across its plains, where winding channels and volcanic features hint at an…

On January 30, 2026, an unusual and captivating phenomenon occurred above the city of Wellington, New Zealand. A bright streak of light was captured by a webcam at the Heretaunga Boating Club, sparking curiosity about its origin. BBC reports…

Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square miles, including the ground beneath the canopy, in fine detail…

An old-world technique rooted in agricultural labor is quietly redefining how strength and endurance are being built in modern fitness and rehabilitation settings. Once confined to strongman contests and military training, the farmer’s…

New laboratory experiments used “noses-in-a-dish” to unpack why the common cold triggers mild illness in some people while sending others to the hospital.

In the depths of cold and flu season, rhinoviruses — the most common cause of the common…

U.S. quietly declassifies Cold–War era ‘JUMPSEAT’ surveillance satellites

A new study published in Science Advances has revealed that prototaxites—the giant structures that towered over Earth’s landscapes some 400 million years ago—were neither plants, nor fungi, nor animals. Instead, they belonged to a…

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