A weekly dollop of scientific perspective by Drew Olbrich. http://www.coolsciencefacts.com en-us Tue, 15 May 2012 16:11:12 PST Tue, 15 May 2012 16:11:12 PST 1440 OK here is the deal with the space shuttle. It has three rocket engines in the back, but there's absolutely no room... Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/space_shuttle.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/space_shuttle.html We have just as much hair all over our bodies as chimpanzees or monkeys or any other furry primate. Most of it is just... Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/body_hair.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/body_hair.html The tidal forces of the Moon (and the Sun) don't only act on the oceans, they act on the land as well. If you stand on... Wed, 07 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/more_moon_facts.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/more_moon_facts.html When the Universe was created, it consisted almost entirely of the two lightest elements, hydrogen and helium. But,... Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/heavy_stuff.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/heavy_stuff.html There are hundreds of thousands of asteroids orbiting the Sun. A few of them are larger than 200 kilometers (125 miles)... Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/asteroids.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/asteroids.html OK this is totally crazy. All animals have a set of genes (sequences of atoms in their DNA) that regulate how they... Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/homeobox_genes.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/homeobox_genes.html What are trees made out of? If you had asked me yesterday, I would have guessed that trees absorb raw materials from... Wed, 07 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/trees.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/trees.html Most mammals have a set of baby teeth that eventually fall out and are replaced by adult teeth, which they keep for... Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/elephant_teeth.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/elephant_teeth.html Usually when you see a picture of our solar system's planets, they look something like this: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/planets.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/planets.html The Moon (in French, "Lune", from the Latin "Luna", meaning "Earth's little... Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/the_moon.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/the_moon.html Travelling to Mars sounds like it would be really cool and exciting. However, for most people, this wouldn't be the... Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/mars_exploration.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/mars_exploration.html If you're standing on the edge of the beach, the ocean looks enormous, as if it stretches off forever. However, because... Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/three_horizons.html http://www.coolsciencefacts.com/2007/three_horizons.html