In Brazil, the Juruena River flows underground through caves, creating a ‘ghost river.’ Locals call it sacred due to its mystical sound.
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...
Quantum superposition allows particles to exist in multiple states simultaneously, proven by experiments.
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...
The largest library in the world, the Library of Congress in the US, holds over 170 million books. If you read one book a day, it’d take 465,000 years to read them all! They even have books the s...
Carbon-14 is used to date organic remains up to 50,000 years with an accuracy of a few hundred years.
A rare ‘golden penguin’ in Antarctica has yellow feathers due to a mutation. It’s been seen only a few times.
In China, there’s a bridge over the Yangtze River that’s 164 km long—the longest bridge in the world! It carries both trains and cars. Building it was more complex than some space missions.Jul 10, 2025
The Voyager 1 spacecraft left the heliosphere in 2012, becoming the first human-made object in interstellar space.
In 1977, scientists detected a space signal known as the Wow! Signal, lasting 72 seconds! Studies suggest it was likely comet radiation.
A tiny spider in Peru weaves webs shaped like larger spiders to scare off predators. This ‘puppet’ is made from leaves and dead insects.
Ancient bone needles in Russia, dated to 30,000 years ago, indicate early clothing sewing.
Archaeological digs in Iraq revealed clay tablets with cuneiform writing from 5,000 years ago.
The largest flower garden in the world, Keukenhof in the Netherlands, spans 32 hectares. Every spring, 7 million tulips are planted, turning it into a colorful sea. It’s called the “Garden of E...
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.
The chemical reaction of iron oxidation creates rust, accelerated by the presence of water and oxygen.
In Indonesia, a ‘fire bridge’ on the Brantas River glows at night. Locals decorate it with lanterns during festivals.
Photosynthesis by plants produces about 100 billion tons of oxygen annually, measured by global studies.
The oldest tree in the world, Methuselah, a bristlecone pine in the US, is 4,850 years old. It outlived the fall of the Roman Empire and still grows! Its exact location is kept secret to protect it...
The smallest bird in the world, the bee hummingbird from Cuba, is just 5 cm long. It weighs less than 2 grams but can flap its wings 80 times per second! These tiny creatures feed on nectar and loo...