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.

Black holes in space swallow everything, even light! Astrophysicists suggest the absorbed material turns into energy and is emitted as jets.

The chemical reaction of iron oxidation creates rust, accelerated by the presence of water and oxygen.

Ice cores from the Arctic show that CO₂ levels never exceeded 300 ppm before the industrial era.

In Japan, a ‘fire garden’ on Hokkaido Island comes alive with lanterns. Flowers are illuminated, creating a magical glow.

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

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...

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 ...

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...

The geological layers of the Grand Canyon display 2 billion years of Earth’s history, studied through stratigraphy.

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

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

Have you heard the sand in the Namib Desert make music-like sounds when walked on? Researchers found this is caused by the vibration of sand grains creating an acoustic effect.

The oldest restaurant in the world, Sobrino de Botín in Madrid, has been operating since 1725. They cook dishes from 18th-century recipes, and even Goya worked there as a waiter before becoming a ...

The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley in the US, recorded 56.7°C in 1913. People living there have adapted: they build homes with thick walls and work only in the early morning to avoid the hea...

Ancient flint tools in Africa, dated to 2.6 million years ago, indicate early human tool use.

The Quilon River in India appears only once every 10 years and flows for a few days! Geologists discovered its water drains into underground cavities due to tectonic movements.

The James Webb Space Telescope detected water in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b in 2023.

In Sweden, there’s an ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi village that gets rebuilt every year. It’s entirely made of ice and snow, including beds and the bar, with temperatures inside never rising above...

Carbon-14 is used to date organic remains up to 50,000 years with an accuracy of a few hundred years.