A rare ‘golden penguin’ in Antarctica has yellow feathers due to a mutation. It’s been seen only a few times.
In Brazil, the Juruena River flows underground through caves, creating a ‘ghost river.’ Locals call it sacred due to its mystical sound.
The mysterious ‘singing’ of sands in the Gobi Desert sounds like a low hum. It’s caused by sand grains moving and creating resonance.
Mount Etna erupts about 0.1 cubic kilometers of lava per century, measured by geologists.
The Antarctic ice sheet contains climate records from the last 800,000 years, analyzed by scientists.
Sea lions have a memory that allows them to recognize simple symbols over years, as shown by tests.
Japan invented a maglev train that reaches 603 km/h—the fastest train in the world! It floats above the tracks using magnets. Passengers say riding it feels like flying at low altitude.
In the 1920s, the US sold radioactive water as medicine. Called “Radithor Radioactive Water,” it was promised to cure all diseases. Later, it was found to cause cancer and was banned.
Archaeologists discovered traces of 7,000-year-old wheat in Turkey, proving early agriculture in the region.
The Voyager 1 spacecraft left the heliosphere in 2012, becoming the first human-made object in interstellar space.
The Hubble Space Telescope detected galaxies 13 billion light-years from Earth.
Gravitational waves, predicted by Einstein, were first detected in 2015 using LIGO.
Greenland’s glaciers lose 280 billion tons of ice annually, measured by the GRACE satellites.
The Voyager spacecraft carries a golden record with Earth’s voices! It was launched in 1977 to tell other civilizations about humanity.
Scientists have found that honeybees can recognize human faces using complex visual patterns.
Archaeological finds in Egypt revealed the use of copper for tools 5,000 years ago.
Sea turtles use Earth’s magnetic field for navigation during their ocean migrations.
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 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...
Dragon’s blood trees in Madagascar release red sap! Biologists found the red color comes from pigments that protect the tree from pests.
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.