From strange animal abilities to mind-bending cosmic facts, these 14 science tidbits might sound like nonsense, but they’re backed by real science. Get ready to have your mind blown! 1.

Dropping a penny from the Empire State building won't kill someone. The penny will top out at 50 miles per hour, which isn't fast enough to kill.

In science, an idea can be a theory and a fact at the same time. Stephen J. Gould put this well: In the American vernacular, “theory” often means “imperfect fact”—part of a hierarchy of ...

Can you identify science fact from science fiction? Professor Pug has a series of scientific facts for you and all you have to do is decide if they are true or not ...

Can you identify science fact from science fiction? Professor Pug has a series of scientific facts for you and all you have to do is decide if they are true or not ...

Established as Graduate Department of Metallurgy in 1954-1955 Became first “Department of Materials Science” in the world in 1958 Highly ranked graduate (#2 in US) and undergraduate programs (#4 in US ...

That trek to challenge online falsehoods and misinformation got a little harder this week, when Facebook’s parent company Meta announced plans to scrap the platform’s fact-checking programme ...

This fact sheet attempts to dispel the fears and answer some of the questions most often asked of the National Museum of Natural History by presenting some general facts about the biology and natural ...