Curious Mind

Water is actually really weird—like, way weirder than you probably realize—and our understanding of it might only just be coming to a boil. » Subscribe to Seeker! » Watch more Elements! » Visit our shop at Water can dissolve more solids than any other substance, water has at least 66 …

How much does the universe weigh? As it turns out, this question does not have an easy answer. » Subscribe to Seeker! » Watch more Elements! » Visit our shop at Two different approaches to weighing the cosmos are producing different results, and the standard model of cosmology might need …

Just one innocent question about the vastness and awesomeness of the Universe can make dozens more pop-up in your head. Can stars turn into planets? What are stars made of? Can a black hole swallow a star? Thanks to new technology, spacecraft, and probes, scientists accumulate new data about the …

There are just all kinds of things that get me to thinking. Like in: Hmm! Yeah, a dangerous pastime I know. Maybe some of these will make you go Hmm too! Did you know that the smell of chocolate in a bookstore makes people want to buy romance novels? This …

Staying at a hotel, you expect a certain level of service. But what you probably don’t realize is that hotels have lots of secrets and rules you’re not supposed to know. For example, why hotels don’t provide guests with toothpaste? Or have you ever wondered why they never use fitted …

Are you always on the lookout for things that can make your life a little easier? Then you’re in the right place. Removing splinters with the help of glue? No problem! Lighting candles with spaghetti? Done! How about using dental floss for slicing cheese? Check! You might find it difficult …

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will use the world’s largest digital camera to capture the far reaches of the universe, and in the process, hope to tackle some of the most fundamental questions in science today. »Subscribe to Seeker! »Watch more Focal Point | » Visit our shop at The …

Magnetic north keeps shifting, but we may finally know what’s causing it. » Subscribe to Seeker! » Watch more Elements! » Visit our shop at The Earth’s magnetic north pole is shifting in two ways: It’s moving away from Canada and toward Siberia, and it is accelerating. In fact, it …

What happens every 5 seconds? While we’re just sitting in front of our computer at home, drinking tea with some cookies, really incredible things are happening on the other side of the world. Or maybe in the nearby city. Or even one mile away from us! Millions of mind-blowing things …

So it goes like this: you’re trying to show a funny cat video to your Grandma. But by the time the thing’s finally done buffering, Nana’s fast asleep! Your Wi-Fi is way too slow, and something (or somebody!) is to blame. But what can slow down Wi-Fi? And are there …