European eels can migrate 6,000 km to the Sargasso Sea for breeding, proven by tagging studies.
Vesuvius released 1.5 cubic kilometers of ash during its 79 AD eruption, studied by paleontologists.
The Voyager 1 spacecraft left the heliosphere in 2012, becoming the first human-made object in interstellar space.
Sea horses exhibit monogamy, staying with one partner during the breeding season, as shown by observations.
In the 1920s, the US sold radioactive water as medicine. Called “Radithor Radioactive Water,” it was promised to cure all diseases. Later, it was found to cause cancer and was banned.
The Naica caves in Mexico change color yearly! Scientists found the changes occur because of minerals in the water and temperature fluctuations.
Climate models predict a 20% increase in hurricane frequency by 2100 due to climate change.
Ancient bone needles in Russia, dated to 30,000 years ago, indicate early clothing sewing.
In South Africa, ‘sand flowers’ bloom after rain. These plants survive in the desert by storing water.
Climate data shows that Earth’s average temperature has risen by 1.1°C since pre-industrial times.
The chemical reaction of photosynthesis converts CO₂ and H₂O into glucose and O₂ using chlorophyll.
The chemical element helium was discovered on the Sun before Earth via spectral analysis in 1868.
The largest bird nest in the world is in South Africa—a weaver bird nest housing up to 500 birds. It looks like a giant haystack the size of a house and weighs up to 1 ton! The birds build it ove...
The largest cave in the world, Son Doong in Vietnam, is so massive it has its own jungle and river. It’s 200 meters tall, and you could fit an entire skyscraper inside! The cave was only discover...
Deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Pacific support ecosystems without sunlight, using chemosynthesis.
An underground ‘forest’ in South Africa consists of roots from a single tree spanning 2,000 years. This Ficus tree grows in Echo Caves.
Antarctica loses approximately 150 billion tons of ice annually due to global warming, according to satellite data.
Japan invented a maglev train that reaches 603 km/h—the fastest train in the world! It floats above the tracks using magnets. Passengers say riding it feels like flying at low altitude.
Mysterious ‘black sails’ in the sea off Chile are penguin flocks. They swim together, creating dark patches.
Black holes in space swallow everything, even light! Astrophysicists suggest the absorbed material turns into energy and is emitted as jets.