Mystery and riddles

Throughout human history we have sought to understand our home planet. However, the learning curve has been steep, with many errors having been made...

When it comes to rainbows, most people think they’ve seen all there is to see. Certainly, we’ve all seen the simple rainbow – and...

With the recent death of dictator Kim Jong-Il, all eyes are on North Korea (or, as it is ironically named, the Democratic People’s Republic...

Myths and misconceptions exist about even the greatest and most famous landmarks in the world. Heck, you were probably even taught some of them...

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

Hailed as one of the greatest fossil discoveries of the past half century, Homo naledi could change our understanding of human evolution. We love a...

Due to the recent popularity of Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Twilight and Lord of the rings, we have seen an increase in...

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

For the first time, Indonesians heard about Mankiman in April 2003. Reports about this unusual creature appeared in the police chronicle, and then in...

•        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....

Eiffel tower facts tell us about this iconic symbol of Paris, France and the world. While the tower is located in Paris, people all...

Siberia’s Lake Baikal holds a number of world records for lakes – oldest lake, deepest, largest freshwater lake by volume, and subjectively, the world’s...

“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...

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...

Our Solar System includes the Sun and the planetary system revolving around it. A “planetary system” is a group of non-stellar objects (planets, dwarf...

We are not alone in the universe. A couple of years ago, such an opinion would have seemed far-fetched; today, most scientists perceive the...

Anubis - Ancient Egyptian god of death and the dead. Many people believe that Australia in the distant past was visited by ancient explorers i.e....

What turns a mere piece of matter from being mere matter into an animated being? What gives certain special physical patterns in the universe...