The Reality Reports

The Rise Of A Global Challenge: In the summer of 2014, a simple social media trend turned into a worldwide fundraising movement. The Ice Bucket Challenge encouraged people to pour a bucket of ice water over their heads, share the video online, and donate to support amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS. Participants also challenged others to do the same, helping the campaign spread quickly. The movement gained support from everyday families, celebrities, athletes, and business leaders. As videos spread across platforms, donations increased at an unexpected pace. What began as a grassroots effort became one of the most successful online fundraising campaigns in history.

Understanding How Baby Sex Is Determined: A baby’s biological sex is determined at conception by the sperm. Sperm carrying an X chromosome results in a girl, while sperm carrying a Y chromosome results in a boy. This process is largely random, which is why the global birth ratio stays close to even. However, scientists have explored whether certain conditions around conception may slightly influence which sperm is more likely to succeed.

Nature's Most Extreme Survivor Lives In Your Backyard: The Alaskan wood frog holds a superpower that seems impossible. While most animals would die if frozen solid, this small amphibian turns into a living ice cube every winter and wakes up perfectly fine in spring.  Found throughout Alaska and northern Canada, these frogs push the boundaries of what scientists thought was possible for life on Earth.