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...

Ancient skulls in Israel, dated to 90,000 years ago, belong to Neanderthals, per DNA analysis.

Ancient flint tools in Africa, dated to 2.6 million years ago, indicate early human tool use.

Studies confirm that corals release chemicals to attract symbiotic algae.

Quantum mechanics predicts that electrons exist in probabilistic clouds around an atomic nucleus.

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

Archaeological finds in China revealed silk use 8,500 years ago, confirming textile technologies.

Adélie penguins have adapted to Antarctica’s cold by regulating heat through a fat layer.

Mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the Namib Desert are created by underground termites. These circles help plants survive in arid conditions.

The largest Ferris wheel in the world, Ain Dubai, is in Dubai and stands 250 meters tall. One ride lasts 38 minutes, and from the top, you can see the entire city and sea! It’s twice as tall as t...

A small town in Norway uses mirrors on mountains to reflect sunlight in winter. This helps residents endure the polar night.

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...

An underground city, Derinkuyu, with rooms and streets, was found in Cappadocia, Turkey! Archaeologists determined it was built in the 8th century BCE for protection from enemies.

Deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the Pacific support ecosystems without sunlight, using chemosynthesis.

A rare blue lobster, caught off Maine, stuns with its one-in-two-million odds. Its vivid hue stems from a genetic mutation altering shell pigments.

Carbon-14 is used to date organic remains up to 50,000 years with an accuracy of a few hundred years.

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

The largest wind turbine farm in the world is in China’s Gansu province. Its 7,000 turbines power 5 million homes. The turbine field stretches 100 km and is visible from space!

The Voyager 1 spacecraft left the heliosphere in 2012, becoming the first human-made object in interstellar space.

In 2022, a new spider species was found in Australia that jumps 2 meters. Called the “jumping hunter,” it hunts insects like a cat and can spot prey from 5 meters away thanks to its huge eyes!<...