The longest hot air balloon flight lasted 20 days in 1991. Two Americans flew 8,700 km from Japan to Canada, crossing the Pacific Ocean. They nearly crashed due to a storm but set a record that sti...

Red rain sometimes falls in India’s Kerala state! Scientists found these algae are lifted by winds from nearby water bodies.

The Hubble Space Telescope detected galaxies 13 billion light-years from Earth.

Greenland’s glaciers lose 280 billion tons of ice annually, measured by the GRACE satellites.

A rare ‘sapphire hawk’ in Colombia hunts at sunset. Its wings shimmer blue like a gemstone.

Archaeological digs in Iraq revealed clay tablets with cuneiform writing from 5,000 years ago.

The chemical element helium was discovered on the Sun before Earth via spectral analysis in 1868.

An underground city, Derinkuyu, with rooms and streets, was found in Cappadocia, Turkey! Archaeologists determined it was built in the 8th century BCE for protection from enemies.

A rare blue lobster, caught off Maine, stuns with its one-in-two-million odds. Its vivid hue stems from a genetic mutation altering shell pigments.

A rare mushroom in Oregon forests glows green in the dark, attracting insects. It’s called ‘foxfire’ due to its eerie light.

Mount Everest grows by 4 mm each year due to the tectonic movement of the Indian and Eurasian plates.

A rare ‘sapphire hawk’ in Colombia hunts at sunset. Its wings shimmer blue like a gemstone.

An underground ‘forest’ in South Africa consists of roots from a single tree spanning 2,000 years. This Ficus tree grows in Echo Caves.

Black holes evaporate over time through a process called Hawking radiation, according to quantum gravity theory.

Ancient cave paintings in Lascaux, France, date back 17,000 years, determined by radiocarbon dating.

In Brazil, ants have been farming mushrooms for food for 60 million years. They cut leaves, “plant” fungal spores on them, and tend to their “farms.” It’s one of the oldest forms of agric...

Geological data shows that the Great Barrier Reef formed 20 million years ago from corals.

The largest diamond ever, the Cullinan, was found in 1905 in South Africa. It weighed 3,106 carats and was the size of a fist! The diamond was cut into 9 pieces, two of which now adorn the British ...

In 1888, the oldest photograph of a human was found in London. The image shows a busy street, but due to long exposure, only one person who stood still is visible. It’s like a window to the past!...

Stone ‘spheres’ in Costa Rica, crafted by an ancient civilization, weigh up to 16 tons. Their purpose remains a mystery to scientists.