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...

The chemical reaction of methane (CH₄) combustion produces CO₂ and H₂O, widely used in energy production.

The Shilin Stone Forest in China’s Yunnan Province amazes with its shapes! Geologists found this is due to limestone erosion creating such shapes.

In India, the Karni Mata Temple houses thousands of rats, considered sacred. Visitors walk barefoot and even eat food touched by the rats, believing it brings luck. Accidentally stepping on a rat i...

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 aquarium in the world, SEA Aquarium in Singapore, holds 45 million liters of water. It houses 100,000 marine animals, including sharks and rays. The main tank is so huge you can scuba d...

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

The oldest map in the world, the Babylonian Map of the World, was created 2,600 years ago. Carved on a clay tablet, it shows the world as a flat disk with Babylon at the center. It’s like peering...

Climate models predict a 20% increase in hurricane frequency by 2100 due to climate change.

In 2021, scientists found fossils in Australia of a dinosaur that lived 100 million years ago. This species, called “thunder dragon,” was 12 meters long and weighed 7 tons. Farmers found its bo...

Crop circles appear in Wiltshire, England, sparking mysteries! Studies show most are created by humans as art projects or pranks.

Sea lions have a memory that allows them to recognize simple symbols over years, as shown by tests.

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.

In the Indian Ocean, Socotra Island looks like an alien world with ‘dragon’s blood’ trees. Their red sap was used in ancient medicine.

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

The chemical element fluorine is the most reactive of all, reacting even with noble gases under specific conditions.

In South Africa, ‘sand flowers’ bloom after rain. These plants survive in the desert by storing water.

The chemical element uranium decays with a half-life of 4.5 billion years, used for rock dating.

Black holes in space swallow everything, even light! Astrophysicists suggest the absorbed material turns into energy and is emitted as jets.