Ranking the greatest battleships of all time is a tad easier than ranking naval battles. Both involve comparing apples with oranges. But at least taking the measure of individual men-of-war involves comparing one apple with one orange....Read more

For as long as people have existed, they have always needed medical support. Sometimes our ancestors possessed knowledge so advanced that even modern medicine cannot crack it. However, most methods of the past were quite strange, if not dangerous....Read more

We’ve all heard the saying ‘men are from Mars, women are from Venus’, but are they actually so different? The biological differences are quite obvious, but scientists have also been trying to prove that male and female brains...Read more

The consequences of smoking are written on any pack of cigarettes. Many smokers who are not ready to quit this bad habit completely try to find healthier alternatives like e-cigarettes, vape, or hookahs. But are these alternatives really so harmless?...Read more

Our home, our beloved planet Earth is full of wonders and puzzles that are almost impossible for us humans to wrap our heads around. ...Read more

Many believe that patients before the early 20th century had to endure dental repairs, tooth extractions, or general surgery in agony, largely unrelieved except by slugs of whiskey or wine. ...Read more

Who would have thought you could learn so much about yourself based on your finger length? Above you'll see three different hands labeled A, B, and C. ...Read more

Ever since the United States detonated the world's first nuclear weapons explosion on July 16, 1945, nuclear war has been a very real threat....Read more

We know that we don't know everything, but it's nice to know a little more than we knew yesterday. Here are facts that will turn your world upside down. Don't forget to impress your friends afterwards....Read more

It might seem like a jumble of images at first, but he more carefully you look, the more clearly some shapes take form....Read more

Our human body is a wondrous place. It is an ecosystem in itself, an island where everything works like a swiss watch....Read more

FROM JAMES BOND to Jason Bourne, spies on film know where to get the latest top-secret technology - and how to use it ‘in the field’....Read more

Lately, science has developed significantly and brought many beneficial achievements in all fields. And just when you think everything has already been discovered and studied ...Read more

From childhood, we learn that watching TV is bad for our eyes and that we should never read in a poorly lit room. But is this true?...Read more

We don't put a lot of thought into these meatsacks we run around in -- unless, of course, when they break. But still, broken or unbroken, the human body is a ridiculously awesome machine, and it's high time we give it the big ups it deserves....Read more