Your eyes blink around 20 times a minute. That’s over ten million times a year! Your ears never stop growing! Earwax is actually a type of sweat!   The tongue is covered in about 8,000 taste-buds, each containing up to …

You can think of tears like a shower or bath for your eyes. Special tear glands — called lacrimal glands — produce tears. Every time you blink, a tiny amount of tears is spread across your eyes by your upper …

The sensitive plant, whose scientific name is mimosa pudica, is also called the humble plant, shame plant, or the touch-me-not. It grows in Central and South America. Some people keep it as a houseplant because of its interesting behavior. When you touch …

If your wish included a television or anything that involves video, like a video game console or a Blu-ray Disc player, you’ll soon be learning some new technical terms. High definition? HD? Standard definition? SD? 720? 1080? What does it …

Let’s take a look at how the ancient Romans chose the names of the 12 months of the year. March: The ancient Romans insisted that all wars cease during the time of celebration between the old and new years. Since March was the first month of the …

You’ve probably heard of some plants that act like animals, such as the Venus flytrap. But are there animals that act and look like plants? Believe it or not, there are! A sea anemone (pronounced uh-NEM-uh-nee) looks a lot like a …

When you go to sleep each night, your mind goes on a sort of sleep roller coaster. As you sleep, your brain passes through different sleep stages again and again. Over the course of a typical night, your brain cycles …

First, you learned to count. Then you moved on to addition and subtraction. Multiplication and division. Fractions, decimals, and even negative numbers. Nowadays, you may even solve problems that contain not only numbers but also letters! What are we talking …

The process begins when bees go hunting. Older worker bees fly outside the hive searching for flowers filled with nectar. Depending upon the weather and the time of year, they may have to fly several miles to find the flowers they need. When bees spy flowers, …

If you notice tiny birds that seem to hover over flowers as they feed on their nectar, you’re probably seeing hummingbirds. Hummingbirds are small birds with colorful feathers that seem to shine. Hummingbirds didn’t get their name from their singing voices. Instead, their name comes from the fact that …

Have you ever WONDERed why the piano has 88 keys, though? Why not 44? Or 212? Why 88? The answer, as it turns out, has both historical and practical aspects. The piano got its start as a modification of the harpsichord, which had 60 keys. The …