Ancient skulls in Israel, dated to 90,000 years ago, belong to Neanderthals, per DNA analysis.
Sea turtles lay up to 100 eggs at a time, counted in long-term observations.
The world’s largest flower, rafflesia, smells like rotting meat. Found in Indonesia’s jungles, it weighs up to 10 kg, and its stench attracts flies for pollination. Locals call it the “corpse...
Earth’s water contains heavy water (D₂O), where hydrogen is replaced by deuterium, at a concentration of 0.0156% by mass.
The smallest country in the world, Vatican City, spans just 44 hectares. But it holds more art per square meter than anywhere else! For example, the Sistine Chapel, with its ceiling painted by Mich...
Lake Uyuni in Bolivia reflects everything like a mirror! It’s due to a thin layer of water on its salty surface, creating perfect reflections of the sky and mountains.
The largest solar power plant in the world is in India, with a capacity of 2.25 GW. It spans 50 km² and powers 1.5 million homes. The panels are so vast they’re visible from space!
Strange voices are heard from the Puccio Well in Tuscany, Italy! Acoustics experts found it’s the echo of wind amplified by deep stone walls.
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter contains about 1.9 million asteroids larger than 1 km.
Red rain sometimes falls in India’s Kerala state! Scientists found these algae are lifted by winds from nearby water bodies.
In Australia, a ‘ghost tree’ with white bark glows in the dark. It’s found only in Queensland’s tropical rainforests.
The largest Ferris wheel in the world, Ain Dubai, is in Dubai and stands 250 meters tall. One ride lasts 38 minutes, and from the top, you can see the entire city and sea! It’s twice as tall as t...
In 1971, the USSR launched the world’s first orbital station, Salyut-1. Cosmonauts lived on it for 23 days, conducting experiments. But during reentry, their capsule depressurized, and the entire...
The chemical element uranium decays with a half-life of 4.5 billion years, used for rock dating.
Quantum mechanics predicts that electrons exist in probabilistic clouds around an atomic nucleus.
Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the Namib Desert are created by underground termites. These circles help plants survive in arid conditions.
In India, ‘sand paintings’ on Kerala beaches are created by waves. They vanish with each new tide.
Sea lions have developed the ability to dive to depths of 300 meters, confirmed by physiological tests.
The chemical bond between hydrogen and oxygen in water (H₂O) forms through covalent bonds.
During the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, astronauts left mirrors on the Moon. Scientists still use them to measure the distance to the Moon with centimeter precision by sending laser beams from Earth. It...
Geological studies show that the Himalayas formed due to plate collisions 50 million years ago.