On today’s planet, you can see plants everywhere. A moss on a rock, grass in parks, tall trees in forests, and even algae on ponds and oceans. But Earth was not always like that, and there was actually a time over 1.5 billion years ago when it had no plants anywhere. The land was just … Read more
If you’ve seen photos of space, you probably notice that there is Earth and a glowing Sun, yet the space between them is dark. On the ground, the Sun lights up the sky and makes everything bright, but why does it not do the same in space, if it is located up there? Well, the … Read more
When the public saw photos and documentaries of the Titanic shipwreck, they often noticed one bizarre thing: there were no human remains found anywhere. We could see the furniture, the luggage, plates, and other random stuff, but no bodies. Scientists and researchers explain that the depths of the Ocean are not what we usually imagine. … Read more
When you step outside during the day and feel the sunlight on your face or body, it’ll feel warmer. But if you go back inside or somewhere with a shade, it could suddenly feel a lot cooler. This happened even if the sun is still right up there in the sky as it has always … Read more
Most of the time, when people imagine the theory of evolution, they think of events that happened in the past or millions of years ago. However, that is wrong, and evolution could actually be observed in real time. This is what scientists have done since 1988 with a set of small glass flasks filled with … Read more
If you use a compass, it will not point to the very top of the planet, but instead will point to the magnetic north. This is a specific location where Earth’s magnetic field lines up straight to the ground. The one thing about this direction is that it is not static. It constantly shifts and … Read more
If you look at images of the sun, it really does look like it is on fire: a giant burning ball that lights up the sky and space around it. However, on Earth, we do know that you need oxygen to create and maintain fire, but space is a vacuum that does not have that … Read more
Did it really rain on Earth for 2 million years? A period of just dark skies, cloudy atmosphere, and a planet drowning in rain with no break at all. However, is that really what happened, and when did it occur? The truth is not actually as simple as it has been continuously raining on the … Read more
When people think of a dangerous animal, they often think of sharks, lions, snakes, and other predators. It is hard to think a bird could make that list, mostly because we usually encounter them just singing and minding their own business in trees. However, there is a particular bird that is considered the most dangerous … Read more
Imagine sleeping in one day of the calendar only to wake up 10 days after it. That’s exactly what happened in different parts of Europe in the year 1582. There were literally no people who were recorded to be born on those missing days, and no significant events were officially written. However, this strange jump … Read more
