What? Scientists get things wrong? We know. It’s shocking to hear, but science isn’t always an exact science. Mistakes do happen -- and they often lead to great scientific discoveries. So, grab your safety glasses and see if you can identify the most embarrassing scientific moments ever.
The blood in your veins is blue. Glass is a slow-moving liquid. If you touch a baby bird, its mother will abandon it. Not so fast –- if you learned any of those "facts" in school, what you learned was wrong.
The Electoral College is not an Ivy League school. Rather, it's a process for selecting the next U.S. president that actually carries more weight than the popular vote. Why is it there and should it be continued?
Nor'easters typically affect the east coast of the United States during the winter season. What exactly are Nor'easters, though, and how do they form. Find out the answer to this question in this article from HowStuffWorks.
Dragon*Con takes place each year on Labor Day weekend. It's the South's biggest science fiction and fantasy convention, and its annual parade draws a crowd of local residents and fans from all over the world.
Sure, Josh and Chuck know a lot of trivia gleaned from past Stuff You Should Know episodes, but so do their listeners. To give the fans a shot to prove their know-how, we've compiled this quiz made up entirely of questions posed by our followers on Twitter.
Video games have been the stuff of legend ever since they took the world by storm in the early 1980s. In fact, the video game world is so insular that you'd have to be a dedicated gamer to even hear some of these myths.
Aren't all bioweapons scary? Definitely. But these 10 are particularly troublesome once they're released from labs and unleashed on an unsuspecting public.
Women becoming actively involved in politics is a relatively new development when compared to how long men have been ruling around the world. Test your knowledge of the state of women in politics and the female pioneers at the polls with this quiz.
There's a lot more out there than our measly solar system, and astronomers are becoming more adept at finding those worlds all the time. Here are 10 of their coolest discoveries.
Put on your sweatbands and get ready to train your brain! Improve your concentration by matching words and colors in the Color Match Game. Flex your brain and focus your mind, play Color Match today!
The Dyson Air Multiplier is a circular device that works like a fan. But it has no blades. Can it be as effective as a traditional fan? What's so different about it?