Before the arrival of powerful teleseismometers and seismometers, the intensity of earthquakes was measured by observing their visible effects on the Earth’s surface. It is only in the last century or so that the strength or magnitude of...
Fish are found in almost every marine environment, from the deepest ocean trenches to mountain streams high above the sea level. They have been used as a major source of food since the beginning of recorded history. Traditionally, extant fish...
Life on Earth has never been ‘invulnerable’. For the past few million years, our planet has been on the receiving end of many catastrophic events that eradicated a substantial portion of life forms from its surface. Scientists believe...
No matter how sophisticated our technology gets or how well we know the laws of nature, we will always be at the mercy of our mother nature. On average, about 60,000 people die per year due to natural disasters. They are responsible for about 0.1%...
Scientists find a region in northern Ethiopia where water is abundant but life is absent. The place is Dallol, one of the most remote areas on Earth with a record-high average temperature. So far, no microbial life has been discovered in hot...
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...
Dreams can range from being mildly satisfying to vastly frantic. Everyone, including animals, dreams, but why? And why do we almost always forgot those dreams? Below, we have shed light on some of these queries. The scientific study of dreams is...
The invention of the television cannot be credited to one person. There are many TV pioneers, but John Logie Baird, Charles Francis Jenkins, Philo Taylor Farnsworth, and Vladimir Zworykin made important contributions in the early 20th century. ...
According to the conventional Egyptian chronology, the civilization of Ancient Egypt was established around 3100 BC following the unification of Egypt possibly under King Narmer. The entire history of civilization is divided into three kingdoms; the...
Over the centuries, diamonds have remained one of the most spectacular gemstones of all time. They appear stunning and mysterious at the same time, and there is a wealth of history and knowledge surrounding diamonds. The name diamond comes from the...