Mystery and riddles

Mars and Earth have approximately the same landmass. Even though Mars has only 15% of the Earth’s volume and just over 10% of...

Koalas eat a diet primarily of Eucalyptus leaves. To get more energy out of this diet, the Koala ferments part of what it eats...

It seems that we can go anywhere we want, if we have enough desire and money. But there are some places on Earth where...

Penguin facts tell an interesting story about a bird that once flew, and then evolved to become a better swimmer, but lost its ability...

What is the shape of an electron? If you recall pictures from your high school science books, the answer seems quite clear: an electron...

Two miles south of Liverpool on the picturesque banks of the River Mersey is the village of Hale. There is a grave in the...

A fertile valley on the Peloponnese peninsula has become the site of the main ancient festival - the Olympic Games. They were held in...

The life of the German geographer and naturalist, honorary member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences Alexander Humboldt (1769-1859), full of extraordinary events...

Uranus has the distinction of being the first planet discovered in modern history. Actually, its discovery as a planet almost did not happen. In...

One of the fun facts about Albert Einstein for kids is that he often worked on physics when he should have been examining patents...

Researchers found fossilized remains in Australia which proves that humans once co-existed with some pretty large creatures. As recent as 40,000 years ago, indigenous...

The Monarch butterfly is a species of butterfly with a 3 to 4 inch of wingspan and a trademark color of orange and black....

“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...

The following outline is a summary of theories and working hypotheses regarding the mechanisms of crop circle formation. Bear in mind that there are...

Astrology can be understood as a philosophy that helps to explain life, rather than a type of mysticism that can be used as a...

History is full of surprises, and archaeology allows us a rare glimpse into the past that often reveals more than any textbook ever could....

In 1901 divers working off the isle of Antikythera found the remains of a clocklike mechanism 2,000 years old. The mechanism now appears to...

In general philosophical terms, the problem is not at all the prerogative of religion alone. Moreover, it is in their interests to represent the...