Photosynthesis by plants produces about 100 billion tons of oxygen annually, measured by global studies.
Greenland’s ice sheet contains air bubbles preserving climate data from 100,000 years ago.
Crop circles appear in Wiltshire, England, sparking mysteries! Studies show most are created by humans as art projects or pranks.
Climate models predict a 20% increase in hurricane frequency by 2100 due to climate change.
The world’s oldest working lighthouse is in Spain—the Tower of Hercules. Built during the Roman Empire about 1,900 years ago, it still guides ships today. Its stone walls have withstood centuri...
Along the cliffs of Ireland, the Skellig Michael island, a 6th-century monastic site, perches 230 meters high. Monks lived in stone beehive huts. Star Wars filmed there in 2015.
The Shilin Stone Forest in China’s Yunnan Province amazes with its shapes! Geologists found this is due to limestone erosion creating such shapes.
Volcanic rocks on Mars contain water traces, confirmed by the Curiosity rover.
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 ‘golden penguin’ in Antarctica has yellow feathers due to a mutation. It’s been seen only a few times.
The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792 km/s, a universal constant in physics.
Strange voices are heard from the Puccio Well in Tuscany, Italy! Acoustics experts found it’s the echo of wind amplified by deep stone walls.
Sand in the Gobi Desert forms circles resembling eyes! Geologists found this is due to wind erosion creating patterns on the surface.
Geological studies prove that the Grand Canyon formed over 5-6 million years by Colorado River erosion.
Adélie penguins have adapted to Antarctica’s cold by regulating heat through a fat layer.
Oxygen makes up 46.6% of the Earth’s crust by mass, being the primary element in silicates.
Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the Namib Desert are created by underground termites. These circles help plants survive in arid conditions.
The chemical element uranium decays with a half-life of 4.5 billion years, used for rock dating.
The chemical element helium was discovered on the Sun before Earth via spectral analysis in 1868.
Sea turtles lay up to 100 eggs at a time, counted in long-term observations.
Lake Uyuni in Bolivia reflects everything like a mirror! It’s due to a thin layer of water on its salty surface, creating perfect reflections of the sky and mountains.