Today I'd like to give you a brief history of a notorious substance: morphine. Being the gold standard for pain relief, morphine is used on a daily basis by tons of patients and since its inception in

… but it’s too difficult to extract it! Almost all of the precious metal is just floating around in seawater and is spread throughout the ocean in mere parts per trillion. As the National Ocean Service

… that’s even taller than the Empire State Building! The ginormous wave was caused by an earthquake of magnitude 7.7-8.3 which triggered a landslide in a remote bay along the southern coast of Alaska.

This happened back in 1986 when grapefruit sized hail hit Gopalganj, Bangladesh. The hailstones weighed over 1 kilogram and were one of the heaviest ever recorded. However, this type of freak event doesn't

Although this might sound like a myth, when we look at this statement from a scientific point of view it isn't too surprising. First of all, stairs aren't found in nature. They are man-made and are thus

Scientists discovered this unusual feature back in 2014, yet it keeps on amazing me. The tail actually exerts as much force as its front and hind legs combined. In other words, kangaroos use their tail

...and nobody knows why!  There's a known case of  a cat walking 2,000 miles across Australia to get home after its owners moved to a new house! I'm not even kidding. The cat, which was named

Don't believe me? Watch the video below and be amazed 🐸. <iframe width="560" height="315" src=" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> If you're interested and want to learn more about

But is it enough to defrost my ex-girlfriend's ice cold heart? If you're interested and want to learn more about human thermoregulation, click here. Follow me for your daily dose of science! Source Picture

That's really fast! I can think of something that travels at the same speed but has a totally different smell..💩  If you're interested and want to learn more about sneezing, click here. Follow me

That's a whole lot of brain! For most of us.. If you're interested and want to learn more about our brain and neurons, click here. Follow me for your daily dose of science! Source Picture taken from

Sounds creepy, right!? I'm pretty sure my mother-in-law suffers from this disease.  If you're interested and want to learn more about the cotard syndrome, click here. Follow me for your daily dose

Most people do not have a clue what orphan drugs are. However, they are of utmost importance for some patients. Although these drugs do save lives, most pharmaceutical companies are not interested in financing