D'où viennent les feux-follets ?

Il y a environ 74 000 ans, notre espèce a frôlé l’effacement pur et simple. Pas une crise locale, pas une guerre, mais un événement d’une ampleur presque inimaginable : l’éruption du supervolcan de lac Toba, en Indonésie. Une explosion titanesque qui projette dans l’atmosphère de ...  Show more

C’est une histoire étrange, presque comique, et pourtant profondément inquiétante. Dans les années 1980, en Australie, des biologistes observent un comportement aberrant chez un scarabée, Julodimorpha bakewelli. Le mâle tente de s’accoupler avec… des bouteilles de bière abandonné ...  Show more

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Do people really just go up in flames? Do grannies really flare up like roman candles in their rockers and is there anything in science that explains why a middle-aged bachelor might burn down to his sneakers without warning? In this episode, Julie and Robert enter the dubious ...

Fireworks are a staple of celebrations around the world, but where does this invention come from and what’s the basic chemistry of their combustion? In this classic episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind, Robert and Joe light the fuse and find out. (originally published 6/23/2020)See ...  Show more

Get ready to explore the fascinating yet once-feared phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion (SHC). Join us as we delve into the science behind this mysterious occurrence, debunking myths and offering explanations for some of the most famous cases. Learn how an external igniti ...  Show more