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. Scientists think it could aid medical research!
Black holes in space swallow everything, even light! Astrophysicists suggest the absorbed material turns into energy and is emitted as jets.
Sea turtles use Earth’s magnetic field for navigation during their ocean migrations.
Stone ‘spheres’ in Costa Rica, crafted by an ancient civilization, weigh up to 16 tons. Their purpose remains a mystery to scientists.
The Tambora volcano in 1815 ejected 150 cubic kilometers of ash, causing the ‘year without a summer’ in Europe.
Quantum mechanics predicts that electrons exist in probabilistic clouds around an atomic nucleus.
Mysterious ‘black stars’ in the sea off Australia are sea urchins. They gather in groups, creating dark patches.
Volcanic rocks on Mars contain water traces, confirmed by the Curiosity rover.
The Naica caves in Mexico change color yearly! Scientists found the changes occur because of minerals in the water and temperature fluctuations.
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 asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter contains about 1.9 million asteroids larger than 1 km.
Oxygen makes up 46.6% of the Earth’s crust by mass, being the primary element in silicates.
The chemical reaction of photosynthesis converts CO₂ and H₂O into glucose and O₂ using chlorophyll.
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...
A cave in New Mexico echoes with 1,000-year-old voices from ancient rock art. These paintings, made by Pueblo people, seem to whisper in the silence.
The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792 km/s, a universal constant in physics.
Mount Etna erupts about 0.1 cubic kilometers of lava per century, measured by geologists.
Geological studies prove that the Grand Canyon formed over 5-6 million years by Colorado River erosion.
Ice flowers appear in northern Canada and vanish in a day! Scientists explain they form due to the crystallization of salty water on the ice surface.
In 1971, the USSR launched the world’s first orbital station, Salyut-1. Cosmonauts lived on it for 23 days, conducting experiments. But during reentry, their capsule depressurized, and the entire...
In 2004, an underwater volcano in the Indian Ocean was found that erupts every 5 minutes. Located 2 km deep, it creates new islands from lava. Scientists call it the most active volcano on the plan...