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This disturbing timelapse video shows a tarantula crawling out of its own skin

A disturbing new video lets you watch as a Mexican red-kneed tarantula (Brachypelma smithi) literally crawls out of its skin.

This is what humans will look like in 1,000 years

About 10,000 years ago, humans evolved a tolerance to cow’s milk; over the past 150 years, we’ve added 10 centimetres

If Earth is spinning to the east, why isn’t it faster to fly west?

Okay, time to stop everything and nut out a brain teaser: if Earth is spinning to the east at 1,180

This is the secret meaning behind the devil’s number 666

We’ve all heard about the infamous number 666, which is rather cryptically referred to as the “number of the beast”

This Might Be The Biggest Misconception About Science

If you really want to teach someone something, starting with a misconception and working backwards is one of the best

Welcome to the deepest hole in the world

Deep in western Russia, if you know where to look, you’ll find a small collection of ragged scrap metal and

This 3-minute animation will change your perception of time

We all know that Earth is old, but it’s hard to put into perspective just how old it is. After

How do mirrors actually work? This video explains their flipping magic

Mirror image is a tricky thing, but it’s pretty clear when you look at words in a reflection, that mirrors

Here’s what happens to your body when you hold in your pee

It might not feel like it, but the adult bladder can hold as much as half a litre (2 cups)

Watch Stephen Hawking casually explain what existed before the Big Bang

Around 13.7 billion years ago, our universe sprang into existence, but what was around before the Big Bang? In a

Is masturbation good for you? Science weighs in

First up, let’s just be honest – 95 percent of men and 72 percent of women reading this are just

Watch: Here’s how the American lifestyle really compares to the rest of the world

With 7.5 billion people currently occupying our planet, it’s almost crazy to think how much visibility is afforded to the

Elon Musk just shared footage of a hyperloop accelerating to 200 mph and holy crap

Ever since Elon Musk shared his blueprints for the hyperloop – a revolutionary transport system that has the potential to

Here’s why sometimes correlation does actually imply causation

Correlation and causation can be tricky to grasp – it’s not always clear how they fit together. Just because two