The chemical element lithium is used in batteries due to its high electrochemical activity, proven by studies.
Antarctica loses approximately 150 billion tons of ice annually due to global warming, according to satellite data.
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 Voyager 1 spacecraft left the heliosphere in 2012, becoming the first human-made object in interstellar space.
Climate models indicate that sea levels could rise by 1 meter by 2100 due to glacier melting.
Sea turtles use Earth’s magnetic field for navigation during their ocean migrations.
A cave in New Mexico echoes with 1,000-year-old voices from ancient rock art. These paintings, made by Pueblo people, seem to whisper in the silence.
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...
The Shilin Stone Forest in China’s Yunnan Province amazes with its shapes! Geologists found this is due to limestone erosion creating such shapes.
Ice on the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica makes sounds like organ music! Scientists found this is caused by wind passing through ice cavities.
A rare ‘sapphire hawk’ in Colombia hunts at sunset. Its wings shimmer blue like a gemstone.
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...
The chemical reaction of methane (CH₄) combustion produces CO₂ and H₂O, widely used in energy production.
Sea birds like albatrosses can sleep while flying, confirmed by neurophysiological studies.
The chemical element fluorine is the most reactive of all, reacting even with noble gases under specific conditions.
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!...
In the 1930s, Australia built a 5,600 km fence to stop rabbits. Called the “Rabbit-Proof Fence,” it was meant to protect crops from rabbit invasions, but they still got around it! The fence sti...
Lake Baikal in Russia is called bottomless due to its 1.6 km depth! It formed in a tectonic rift, making it the deepest lake in the world.
The Naica caves in Mexico change color yearly! Scientists found the changes occur because of minerals in the water and temperature fluctuations.
Ancient pottery in Japan, dated to 14,500 years ago, points to early Jomon technology.