Archaeological digs in Turkey revealed 9,000-year-old olive tree remains, indicating early agriculture.
The largest solar power plant in the world is in India, with a capacity of 2.25 GW. It spans 50 km² and powers 1.5 million homes. The panels are so vast they’re visible from space!
The Sun accounts for 99.86% of the mass of the entire Solar System, including planets and asteroids.
Sea stars can turn their stomachs inside out to digest prey, proven by anatomical studies.
The Mariana Trench reaches a depth of 10,984 meters, making it the deepest point in the world’s oceans.
Geological layers in Australia contain traces of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, formed 180 million years ago.
Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the Namib Desert are created by underground termites. These circles help plants survive in arid conditions.
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.
In 2015, a meteorite older than the Solar System was found in Antarctica. At 4.6 billion years old, it contains dust from another star. Scientists say it’s like a letter from space about the univ...
In 1983, Australia discovered the oldest human footprints—20,000-year-old tracks. They belonged to a group of hunters, with their prey’s tracks nearby. It’s like a time machine showing ancien...
In 1977, scientists detected a space signal known as the Wow! Signal, lasting 72 seconds! Studies suggest it was likely comet radiation.
The Shilin Stone Forest in China’s Yunnan Province amazes with its shapes! Geologists found this is due to limestone erosion creating such shapes.
A rare ‘crystal dolphin’ in the Caribbean Sea shines in the sun. Its skin shimmers like glass.
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.
The world’s tallest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, is 979 meters high. The water falls from such a height that most of it turns into mist before reaching the ground. Local indigenous people...
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...
Archaeological digs in Iraq revealed clay tablets with cuneiform writing from 5,000 years ago.
Adélie penguins have adapted to Antarctica’s cold by regulating heat through a fat layer.
Geological data shows that the Great Barrier Reef formed 20 million years ago from corals.
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 Devil’s Hole waterfall in Death Valley, USA, looks like it flows but is made of stone! Geologists explain it’s the result of erosion shaping it like a stream.