Dragon’s blood trees in Madagascar release red sap! Biologists found the red color comes from pigments that protect the tree from pests.

The chemical element lithium is used in batteries due to its high electrochemical activity, proven by studies.

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

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...

Studies confirm that corals release chemicals to attract symbiotic algae.

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.

In Sweden, there’s an ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi village that gets rebuilt every year. It’s entirely made of ice and snow, including beds and the bar, with temperatures inside never rising above...

The world’s smallest computer, created in 2018, is smaller than a grain of rice. Developed at the University of Michigan, it’s used in medicine, like monitoring cancer cells. Imagine: a device ...

The Earth’s core reaches a temperature of 6,000°C, comparable to the Sun’s surface, due to radioactive decay.

Geological studies show that the Himalayas formed due to plate collisions 50 million years ago.

The largest animal migration in the world is the Arctic tern’s flight. They fly 40,000 km each year from the Arctic to Antarctica and back. These birds see more sunlight than any other creature o...

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...

Mysterious ‘black sails’ in the sea off Chile are penguin flocks. They swim together, creating dark patches.

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.

Geological data shows that the Great Barrier Reef formed 20 million years ago from corals.

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 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...

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.

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 ...

Ice labyrinths on the Vatnajökull glacier in Greenland change shape yearly! Glaciologists explain this as melting and ice movement due to temperature changes.