A rare ‘sapphire hawk’ in Colombia hunts at sunset. Its wings shimmer blue like a gemstone.
Scientists have found that honeybees can recognize human faces using complex visual patterns.
The Voyager 1 spacecraft left the heliosphere in 2012, becoming the first human-made object in interstellar space.
The chemical neutralization reaction between an acid and a base produces salt and water, studied in chemistry.
Lights over the sea off Norway’s coast predict storms! Meteorologists explain this as atmospheric electrical discharges before a storm.
An underground ‘forest’ in South Africa consists of roots from a single tree spanning 2,000 years. This Ficus tree grows in Echo Caves.
Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the Namib Desert are created by underground termites. These circles help plants survive in arid conditions.
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 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!
Geological layers in Australia contain traces of the ancient supercontinent Gondwana, formed 180 million years ago.
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 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...
Sea turtles lay up to 100 eggs at a time, counted in long-term observations.
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.
The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792 km/s, a universal constant in physics.
Sea stars can turn their stomachs inside out to digest prey, proven by anatomical studies.
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...
Dolphins use echolocation with frequencies up to 200 kHz to detect prey in murky water.
Antarctica loses approximately 150 billion tons of ice annually due to global warming, according to satellite data.
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 ...
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