In the 1950s, the US ran an experiment teaching dolphins to speak. A dolphin named Margaret lived with a scientist in a flooded house to communicate 24/7. She even tried mimicking human speech, but...
Fireballs called Min-Min lights fly across the sky at night in Queensland, Australia! Scientists explain this as light refraction from distant sources in the atmosphere.
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 chemical reaction of photosynthesis converts CO₂ and H₂O into glucose and O₂ using chlorophyll.
Crop circles appear in Wiltshire, England, sparking mysteries! Studies show most are created by humans as art projects or pranks.
The chemical reaction of iron oxidation creates rust, accelerated by the presence of water and oxygen.
Ancient flint tools in Africa, dated to 2.6 million years ago, indicate early human tool use.
Sea horses exhibit monogamy, staying with one partner during the breeding season, as shown by observations.
In 2020, a frog the size of a fingernail was found in Antarctica for the first time. This species, called the “ice frog,” survives at -30°C by freezing its body and reviving when thawed. Scien...
Greenland’s ice sheet contains air bubbles preserving climate data from 100,000 years ago.
Sea turtles accumulate magnetite in their brains, aiding navigation using Earth’s magnetic field.
The largest iceberg in the world, A-76, broke off from Antarctica in 2021. Its area is 4,320 km², larger than some islands! It’s slowly drifting in the ocean, and scientists are tracking it to u...
Quantum superposition allows particles to exist in multiple states simultaneously, proven by experiments.
Adélie penguins have adapted to Antarctica’s cold by regulating heat through a fat layer.
Quantum mechanics predicts that electrons exist in probabilistic clouds around an atomic nucleus.
The star Betelgeuse in the Orion constellation loses mass through powerful stellar winds at a rate of 10⁻⁶ solar masses per year.
Ancient tools in South Africa, dated to 1.8 million years ago, belonged to Homo habilis.
Ancient pottery in Japan, dated to 14,500 years ago, points to early Jomon technology.
The chemical element fluorine is the most reactive of all, reacting even with noble gases under specific conditions.
Ice flowers appear in northern Canada and vanish in a day! Scientists explain they form due to the crystallization of salty water on the ice surface.