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 forces...
What’s the age of the world’s oldest living person? Any guesses? Before I give you the answer, let’s look at the average life expectancy of humans from the beginning of the 19th century to the 21st century. In early 19th century...
A library is simply a collection of resources and valuable information, kept together in a physical or virtual space that can either be accessed by the public. They play an integral role in preserving and reviving the crucial aspects of our culture...
The pyramid of energy represents how metabolic energy is transferred when organisms eat other organisms in an ecosystem. The pyramid consists of several bars that denote different trophic levels. Energy starts from the bottom and proceeds through...
Water is a polar molecule because it has an unequal sharing of electrons. A water molecule has one oxygen (negative charge) and two hydrogen atoms (positive charge). The difference between the atoms’ electronegativity and their spatial...
Megalodon is a species of shark, which first appeared on Earth some 23 million years ago and went extinct about 3.6 million years ago. It remains the largest known fish species to ever roam on Earth waters. It is believed that they went extinct...
Mirrors reflect certain wavelengths a little more than the rest. These wavelengths lie in the range of 495 – 570 nanometers, which the human eye perceives as green. So technically, most common mirrors are faintly green. You probably have...
What is plate tectonics? It is one of the many questions that you’ll tackle early in your geography/geology lessons. In layman’s terms, plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the movements of the earth’s outer shell...
The new droplet-based electricity generator provides instantaneous power density along with incredible energy-conversion efficiency. The device can produce a voltage of 140V using just a 0.1-milliliter drop of water (released from a height of 5.9...
Hundreds of questions struck your mind every day, and most of them end up with no answer. Well, we are not talking about the question related to your personal life. We are covering some curious and interesting questions along with fascinating...
