The hottest place on Earth, Death Valley in the US, recorded 56.7°C in 1913. People living there have adapted: they build homes with thick walls and work only in the early morning to avoid the hea...

The Naica caves in Mexico change color yearly! Scientists found the changes occur because of minerals in the water and temperature fluctuations.

The longest hot air balloon flight lasted 20 days in 1991. Two Americans flew 8,700 km from Japan to Canada, crossing the Pacific Ocean. They nearly crashed due to a storm but set a record that sti...

In the 1950s, the US ran an experiment teaching dolphins to speak. A dolphin named Margaret lived with a scientist in a flooded house to communicate 24/7. She even tried mimicking human speech, but...

Climate data shows that Earth’s average temperature has risen by 1.1°C since pre-industrial times.

Studies confirm that corals release chemicals to attract symbiotic algae.

Earth’s water contains heavy water (D₂O), where hydrogen is replaced by deuterium, at a concentration of 0.0156% by mass.

Ancient tools in South Africa, dated to 1.8 million years ago, belonged to Homo habilis.

Mount Everest grows by 4 mm each year due to the tectonic movement of the Indian and Eurasian plates.

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.

Ancient pottery in Japan, dated to 14,500 years ago, points to early Jomon technology.

The largest cave in the world, Son Doong in Vietnam, is so massive it has its own jungle and river. It’s 200 meters tall, and you could fit an entire skyscraper inside! The cave was only discover...

The star Betelgeuse in the Orion constellation loses mass through powerful stellar winds at a rate of 10⁻⁶ solar masses per year.

European eels can migrate 6,000 km to the Sargasso Sea for breeding, proven by tagging studies.

Sea horses exhibit monogamy, staying with one partner during the breeding season, as shown by observations.

In 1900, the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old ancient computer, was found in Greece. It predicted the movement of stars and planets with incredible accuracy. Scientists are still amazed at h...

Genetic studies show that humans and chimpanzees diverged about 6-7 million years ago.

In 2020, a frog the size of a fingernail was found in Antarctica for the first time. This species, called the “ice frog,” survives at -30°C by freezing its body and reviving when thawed. Scien...

Sea birds like albatrosses can sleep while flying, confirmed by neurophysiological studies.

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...