7 Theories on the Origin of Life
Life on Earth began more than 3 billion years ago, evolving from the most basic of microbes into a dazzling array of complexity over...
What a Tiny Electron Reveals About the Structure of the Universe
What is the shape of an electron? If you recall pictures from your high school science books, the answer seems quite clear: an electron...
Ancient rock art’s colours come from microbes
A particular type of ancient rock art in Western Australia maintains its vivid colours because it is alive, researchers have found.
While some rock art...
Sacsayhuaman
This site is located north of the city of Cusco, at an altitude of about 3555 meters above sea level, between the districts of...
17 interesting facts about Tobolsk
Russian city of Tobolsk, located in the Northern part of Siberia, in the Tyumen region has a rich history full of interesting facts. It...
The Curse of old Wembley
It is not easy to find a fan that under no circumstances would have heard of the central sports arena of conservative England.
The real...
10 Fascinating Facts About Color
It’s in everything we touch, taste, smell, and feel. It evokes emotion without asking for prior thought. It can be the focus of our...
Secrets of storms in Australia
Such scenes could be observed at the end of August 2007 in New South Wales in the south-east of Australia. That day, the Pacific...
Detailed Sun Facts
• One million Earths could fit inside the Sun.
If a hollow Sun was filled up with spherical Earths then around 960,000 would fit inside....
Tornado Facts
Perhaps it’s the spinning motion of tornadoes that captures our attention. The fact that they spin is the most basic of tornado facts. Tornadoes...
What Is Darwin’s Dilemma?
“Darwin’s dilemma” refers to Charles Darwin’s bafflement that the fossil record contradicted what his theory evolution predicted. In his classic book On the Origin...
What Is A Comet?
A comet is a very small solar system body made mostly of ices mixed with smaller amounts of dust and rock. Most comets are...
15 interesting facts about Philippine Sea
People who get here, are forever fascinated by the unique nature of the Philippine sea, which is difficult to compare with any other part...
Mystery Skulls
Skulls are humanity's foremost symbol of death, and a powerful icon in the visual vocabularies of cultures all over the globe.
Many strangely "deformed"...
Pole Shifting
"In a polar region there is a continual deposition of ice, which is not symmetrically distributed about the pole. The earth's rotation acts on...
New species of human ancestor discovered in South Africa
Hailed as one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the past half century, Homo naledi could change our understanding of human evolution.
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Parapsychology
What turns a mere piece of matter from being mere matter into an animated being? What gives certain special physical patterns in the universe...
Facts About Mercury
Quick Mercury Facts
Mercury does not have any moons or rings.
Your weight on Mercury would be 38% of your weight on Earth.
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