That sparkling diamond you’ve been admiring in the window of a jewellers has a very interesting origin story.

Laughter is, as Joe Hanson (PhD) reminds us, weird. We scrunch up our faces and make wheezing noises, and we do it all over the world - instinctively.

Are you an astronomy buff? If so, you should do well on this quick quiz.

Air traffic management company NATS has released a video demonstrating the unbelievable amount of aircraft that travel over the London area on a single day.

Have you ever been stuck behind a long truck on a one-lane road? You edge out to take a look - nope, better tuck back in, there’s a car on the way. Rinse and repeat.

When the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted for the first time in 40 years, a team of professional videographers caught it in glorious 4K resolution.

Here’s the best photo of the planet - sorry, dwarf planet Pluto ever taken by mankind.

We might all be enjoying the brief appearance of Leaving Cert weather this morning, but several hours earlier, there was even more impressive weather.

Have you ever wondered how intelligent you have to be to enjoy your favourite chart hits?

Let’s imagine for a moment that we’re on the cusp of the next great space race.

While we don’t recommend anyone try this at home (if for some reason, you have a jet engine just lying around), we strongly recommend you watch this latest video from Colin Furze.

We may not always like to admit it, but we did pretty well last summer as far as the weather was concerned. So are we set for a scorcher this year?

Last Sunday, you may have had a moment of panic when you went online and saw people posting about Mother’s Day.

You know what’s more dramatic than a tornado? A tornado that appears to be forming from a rainbow.

American Youtuber TheBackyardScientist loves doing cool science experiments in his, er, backyard, and his latest effort is worth a watch.

A dramatic timelapse video of the volcano in Chile that erupted yesterday has been uploaded to YouTube.

After a day of delays due to stormy weather, SpaceX’s Dragon capsule

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Update 15/4: Astronomy Ireland now estimates the two bright 'stars' will be visible on both Wednesday and Thursday night, as the docking procedure is not due until Friday midday.

Do you know your protons from your photons?

With a rare heatwave predicted to end by Sunday, it’s the perfect time to introduce the nation’s children to a typically Irish rite of passage - our obsession with the weather.

Are you a maths whizz with the ability to figure out the Countdown conundrum with ease or is the calculator on your smartphone your most used app?

As April is testicular cancer awareness month in the States, comedian Jack Vale has latched on to the Testicular Cancer Society’s campaign to raise awareness.

You know when you're in the midst of an argument, and have that moment when you realise you've backed yourself into a corner?

The SlowMoGuys have built an enormous YouTube empire out of their love of recording things in slow motion, but this one is especiallygreat.

Artist Peregrine Church has found a creative way to brighten up Seattle residents’ rainy days.

What happens when you pour lava directly on to a sheet of ice? Not what you’d expect.

If your sight is something you take for granted, then watching this video may make you think again.

Some very funny kids have decided to let us know what the future will be like, and they’re very funny.

While we were having some

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Are you sick of all the photos and videos of this morning’s solar eclipse flooding your Twitter and Facebook feeds?

Did you see it? Are we all temporarily blinded from stealing sneaky glances at the sun even though we weren’t supposed too?

Are you wondering about the best way to view this morning’s solar eclipse in the safest way possible?

An Irish scientist has been removed from the Mars One programme for breaching confidentiality.

Hang Son Doong in Vietnam is the largest cave in the world - although, amazingly, it wasn’t discovered until 1991.

Last night, the Northern Lights lit up the Irish sky with a stunning display of colour and light.

An Irish shortlisted candidate for a one-way ticket to Mars has spoken out against the Mars One mission, fearing its actions could damage the future of science.

We’re really not sure why someone would do this.

Game of Thrones Season 5 will start at the same time around the world in 120 countries, and there will be dragons

On Sunday March 29 we will under take the annual routine of moving the clocks and hour forward for Daylight Saving Time, but why do we still do this?

This new video published on youtube has challenged us all to re-think our views on love, prejudice and the world.

Disposable coffee cups are one of those things some of use every day, but they’ve been an ecological nightmare for decades.

Has #TheDress got you thinking? Then put your mind at ease with this colour bind test.

Some genius in America’s just thought up of the best way to shame graffiti artists after they found this on their wall.

DART of Physics has been around for a while now. In October 2013, a group of scientists decided to give commuters "a jolt of science" on their daily commute for eight weeks.