In Scotland, ‘ice castles’ on lakes form from frozen splashes. They look like crystal towers.
Quantum superposition allows particles to exist in multiple states simultaneously, proven by experiments.
The chemical reaction of iron oxidation creates rust, accelerated by the presence of water and oxygen.
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...
The chemical element uranium decays with a half-life of 4.5 billion years, used for rock dating.
Ancient flint tools in Africa, dated to 2.6 million years ago, indicate early human tool use.
Red rain sometimes falls in India’s Kerala state! Scientists found these algae are lifted by winds from nearby water bodies.
Greenland’s ice sheet contains air bubbles preserving climate data from 100,000 years ago.
In 1942, a Mexican farmer stumbled upon Paricutin volcano, which grew right in his field. Within a year, it rose 424 meters, and the farmer’s village was destroyed by lava. It’s the only volcan...
The James Webb Space Telescope detected water in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b in 2023.
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.
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...
Black holes in space swallow everything, even light! Astrophysicists suggest the absorbed material turns into energy and is emitted as jets.
Adélie penguins have adapted to Antarctica’s cold by regulating heat through a fat layer.
Volcanic rocks on Mars contain water traces, confirmed by the Curiosity rover.
The longest marathon in the world is the 3,100-mile ultra-race in New York. Runners complete 5,649 laps around one block in 52 days, running 100 km daily. It’s a test for the most enduring!
Ice cores from the Arctic show that CO₂ levels never exceeded 300 ppm before the industrial era.
The largest wind turbine farm in the world is in China’s Gansu province. Its 7,000 turbines power 5 million homes. The turbine field stretches 100 km and is visible from space!
Ice labyrinths on the Vatnajökull glacier in Greenland change shape yearly! Glaciologists explain this as melting and ice movement due to temperature changes.
Ancient tools in South Africa, dated to 1.8 million years ago, belonged to Homo habilis.
Earth’s water contains heavy water (D₂O), where hydrogen is replaced by deuterium, at a concentration of 0.0156% by mass.