Public aquariums have been a popular tourist attraction since the mid-1800s. The first-ever public aquarium was inaugurated in May 1853 inside the London Zoo, the oldest scientific zoo in the world. It was commissioned by Philip Henry Gosse, a...
Anime is a trillion-dollar industry in Japan, where more than 400 production companies and studios create some of our all-time favorite anime shows. Despite its long and rich history, most fans would agree that the world of anime lacks well-written...
The world would a different place if people knew how to read minds. Since humans don’t have such superpowers, we use different types of survey methods to get information. A survey is a research technique widely used to collect data from...
Youtube is still the most popular platform – bigger than every other website, except for Google. It has over two billion logged-in monthly users. On average, each user spends 11 minutes 24 seconds per day on the site. Despite these...
Science fiction is called the “literature of ideas” for a reason. Not only it explores the potential consequences of scientific innovation, but also efficiently separates itself from supernatural stuff, thus making it more of a science...
Special forces or special operations forces are highly trained military units that are well equipped to perform unconventional or unorthodox covert missions concerning a nation’s security interests. There have been many accounts of unique...
The history of coins is vast. Do you know the oldest minted coin was struck sometime between 700 BC to 550 BC in ancient Anatolia? Since then, countless memorable coins have been minted, each with distinct stories. But only a few are considered rare...
A physicist is a scientist who works across a broad range of research fields to understand how matter and energy behave. This includes studying things at all scales, from sub-atomic levels to cosmological length. Since matter and energy are the...
Drawing is one of the oldest forms of human expression. In the pre-historic era, people used to communicate with drawings. And now, in the present time, the form of visual art has become more advanced and more intelligent. When you draw something...
New York City, also known as a city that never sleeps, is home to over 7,000 high-rise buildings, 132 of which are taller than 600 feet (183 m). It is the number two destination globally for tallest towers, behind Hong Kong. NYC’s signature...
According to the data provided by the International Monetary Fund, sixteen out of twenty nations that are sitting at the bottom of PPP per capita index are located in the African continent. Predictably enough, most of these countries experience...
A bridge is a structure built to provide passage over a physical obstacle. The obstacle can be anything (valley, waterbody, or road) that is usually dangerous to cross otherwise. Different types of bridges serve different purposes: their designs...
