Science & Nature
How Big Was The Asteroid That Killed The Dinosaurs?
At the end of the Cretaceous Period 66-million years ago, the Earth was struck by a 6-mile wide asteroid that caused a mass extinction event.
How Big Is The Sun?
The sun is the largest object in the solar system with a diameter of 864,938 miles (1.39-million kilometres), which is 110 times larger than Earth.
New Research Explains The Formation of Super-Earths
A new model seeks to explain the formation of super-Earths by assuming stars are surrounded by multiple planetary disks upon formation.
James Webb Telescope Finds Its First Exoplanet
The James Webb Telescope has recently confirmed the existence of its first exoplanet, designated as LHS-475b. The planet is a rocky world similar to Earth.
New Evidence Suggests Galaxies May Have Formed Earlier Than Thought
The James Webb Telescope has observed what could be the oldest galaxies, suggesting that galaxies formed much earlier than previously thought.
The 10 Most Water-Stressed Countries In The World
In an era of climate change and rising demand for natural resources many countries for growing populations, face severe water shortages.
The 10 Most Biodiverse Countries In The World
The Global Biodiversity Index was calculated using six groups of living organisms - vascular plants, mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians, and fish.
Is The Atlantic Ocean Getting Bigger?
Plate tectonics are causing the Atlantic Ocean to grow larger by about 1.5 inches every year as new oceanic crust pushes the continents apart.
How Fast Is The Earth Moving?
The Earth is currently spinning about its axis while also orbiting the sun. Earth also orbits the Milky Way’s center as well being carried by the Milky Way.
How Long Do Stars Live?
How long a star lives for is dependent on its mass and temperature. The lower a star’s mass and temperature, the longer it will exist for.
How Long Does It Take Sunlight To Reach Earth?
The sun is closest star to the Earth, yet it still takes sunlight approximately eight minutes to travel from the sun to the Earth.
10 Animals With The Strongest Bites
Things like jaw size, teeth shape, and of course, the size and shape of the prey/food all impact the measurement of bite strength.
The 9 Most Venomous Snakes In The United States
The four main categories of potent strikers in the United States are rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, copperheads, and coral snakes.
How Old Is The Sun?
The sun has an estimated age of about 4.6-billion years. This number is calculate through the radiometric dating of asteroids in the solar system.
What Are Fast Radio Bursts?
Fast Radio Bursts (FRB) are bursts of radio waves that come from deep space. Despite hundreds detected, their origin remains a mystery.
The 10 Most Venomous Snakes In The World
The world's most venomous snake, the hook-nosed sea snake (Enhydrina schistosa), has a startling LD50 rating of 0.02 mg/kg.
What Is The Heliopause?
The heliopause is the region where solar radiation is overcome by radiation from interstellar space, which marks the edge of the solar system.
What Is The Hottest Thing In The Universe?
The hottest known objects in the universe are stellar explosions called supernovae, which can reach temperatures exceeding 100-billion degrees.
Scientists Uncover Two New Minerals In A Meteorite
Scientists working from the University of Alberta have uncovered two new minerals never before seen in nature, contained within a meteorite.
How Big Is The Asteroid Belt?
The Asteroid Belt is a region of the solar system located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It spans a distance of 140-million miles.
The Smallest Exoplanet Ever Found
The smallest exoplanet ever found is Kepler-37b, located 209-light years away. Kepler-37b is only 35% the size of Earth.
The 10 Largest Wild Cats in the World
Having been known to reach a maximum length and weight of 1.17 meters and 387 kg, respectively, tigers are massive animals.
How Many Species Are On Earth?
The true number of species on Earth remains unknown, with estimates ranging from two million to over eight million. There are 1.6-million known species.
Why Are Plants Green?
Plants are green because of how they absorb and reflect different wavelengths of light. Plants absorb red and blue light, while reflecting green light.
Why Does Ice Float?
When something is less dense than water, it will inevitably float when placed in water. Since ice floats, it must be less dense than liquid water.
What’s The Longest Time Someone Has Been In Space?
The current record for most time in space during a single mission is 438-days, completed by cosmonaut Valery Polyakov from 1994 to 1995.
What Was The Big Bang?
The Big Bang model is a scientific theory that describes the very earliest moments of the universe, and how space and time evolved 13.8-billion years ago.
9 Tourist Attractions That Could Vanish Due To Climate Change
These eight hotspot tourist destinations are a "last minute call" that may soon disappear off the face of the Earth.
When Was The First Exoplanet Discovered?
The first planets found beyond our solar system were discovered around a pulsar in 1992, while the first planet found orbiting a star was in 1995.
9 Cities That Could Be The Next Pompeii
Pompeii is widely known as one of the most famous victims of a deadly volcanic eruption. Situated next to diverse volcanoes, these 7 Cities all look to avoid the same fate.
What Is The Great Red Spot?
The Great Red Spot is a massive hurricane-like storm system located in the Southern Hemisphere of Jupiter’s atmosphere.
Astronomers Find Debris Of An Ancient Solar System
While observing the composition pf two white dwarfs, astronomers found evidence of a solar system that formed 10-billion years ago.
Countries With The Greatest Number Of Wild Tigers
The following article discusses the tiger populations worldwide and the countries with the highest number of wild tigers.
Where Do The Planets Get Their Names?
Almost all the planets in our solar system are named after the Roman gods, the only two exceptions being Earth and Uranus.
What Is Hubble’s Law?
Hubble’s Law is a law of physics that describes how the speed of a galaxy relative to us is directly proportional to its distance.
10 Animals That Kill The Most Humans
What animals kill humans? Here are 10 of the main culprits to watch out for based on the average number of humans killed per year:
How Many Types Of Pollution Are There?
Pollution is defined as the introduction of any contaminant substance or form of energy to the natural environment that can lead to a detrimental environmental impact.
What Animals Live In The Tropical Rainforest?
Of that impressive census, there are some iconic animals that instantly spring to mind. Here are eleven such specimens that reside in the tropical rainforests of the world.