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You've probably heard of a murder of crows or a pride of lions, but why do we have all these absurd names for groups of various animals?

There are some pretty simple tricks you can do by yourself to see that the world is round, no spacecraft needed.

Scientist have created a dynamic representation of the temperatures within Earth.

Cats see the world very differently from us. What does it look like to them?

Over time, humans have domesticated various animals to better suit our needs. Everything from dogs to pigs to chickens were bred to serve as companions or to feed an entire family for dinner. If we look at the history of domestication, goats were most likely the first animals to be domesticated in ancient Mesopotamia. Sheep and chickens came next, followed by larger animals like oxen and horses, which were used for hard labor like plowing. When you take a bite of steak or munch on a turkey drumstick, you probably don't think about the animal it came from. We've been eating animals for millennia, but generations of breeding have given rise to farm animals that look pretty different from their wild ancestors. The way some animals look today is very different to the way they looked before people started selectively breeding them. From <a href="https://rumble.com/v488tt-turkey-talker.html" target="_blank">turkeys</a> and chickens to cows and sheep, the video shows some of the most common animals we eat looked in the past versus today. Over many generations, humans have domesticated wild animals in the same way we created dogs out of wolves. We have selectively bred some ship that are so fluffy. They could overheat and die without a haircut, chickens that are so large they can feed an entire family and <a href="https://rumble.com/v4fh1j-excited-cows-enjoy-playing-in-hay.html" target="_blank">cows</a> so udderly huge that can feed an entire village. We have created big pink pigs that make bacon possible, and of course, (slightly) less ferocious cats that can break the Internet. Which animals might we domesticate next?

This riddle is claimed to have been invented by Einstein himself. Can you solve it?

Spiders can be scary, but they are also incredibly fascinating creatures.

Even though it was launched almost 30 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope is still churning out stunning images from outer space.

People with synesthesia experience the world very differently from the rest of us.

Almost all of us have experienced the effects of alcohol, either in ourselves or someone else. But what does it actually do to your brain?

Most people have a vague idea of what cancer is, but what exactly causes it?

A process called liquefaction can make sand act more like a liquid than a solid.

It's not all fun and games on the ISS, but sometimes the astronauts (and cosmonauts) find interesting ways to spend their free time.

We know Mars as the red planet, but it used to be quite different in the past. This video shows what Mars looked like around 4 billion years ago. When lakes, oceans, and rivers covered the surface and the planet had a thick atmosphere, protecting it from the solar wind. This video shows how the surface of Mars might have appeared during this ancient clement period, beginning with a flyover of a lake. Today, <a href="https://rumble.com/v3xupf-boy-claims-to-have-lived-on-mars-in-previous-life-offers-proof.html" target="_blank">Mars</a> is a cold, desert world. Liquid water cannot exist pervasively on its surface due to the low atmospheric pressure and surface temperature, although there is evidence for spurts of liquid flow that perhaps consist of a brine solution with reduced freezing temperature. Water under current conditions can be ice or sublimate directly into vapor without staying in a liquid phase. Four billion years ago Mars was covered in water. It had a much thicker atmosphere that kept the <a href="https://rumble.com/v4dlu3-25-places-on-earth-that-look-like-theyre-from-another-planet.html" target="_blank">planet</a> warm enough for rivers to flow and for liquid water to stand. The scene opens on a landscape covered in water with white, billowy clouds overhead. As the clouds begin to roll, it shows the passage of time. The atmosphere thins out, causing the water to evaporate. Gradually, all of the rivers and lakes dry up and the atmosphere is too thin to retain any of the sun’s heat. It ends with the Mars we know today: a barren, ice cold rock. Amazing!

What happens when a type of bacteria becomes completely resistant to all our antibiotics?

This is one of the coolest looking jellyfish we've ever seen!

If you think you know the gas giant, think again.

Its super-precise flying methods could have more practical uses too.

How is it different from a regular planet?

Dogs see the world very differently from humans. What does it look like to them?

A company called Sprayprinter in Estonia has designed a graffiti-painting robot, and used it to paint a massive mural.

NASA has put together some videos that highlight the surface features of Pluto and its moon.

Some of these planets orbit stars that are thousands of light-years away. How do know they exist?

This is an incredibly piece of technology that could be used to save and improve a huge number of lives.

Electronic tattoos use conductive ink to let you interact with your skin in some pretty amazing ways!