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...
It would be historically inaccurate to name a single person or even a country, as the inventor of school. The American politician Horace Mann is generally credited for developing and modernizing schools. Catherine Beecher and Henry Barnard were...
The 18th century, a period of hundred years from 1701 to 1800, is widely regarded as the ‘Age of Enlightenment.’ The ideas of Enlightenment, which were primarily based on the scientific revolution of the previous century, weakened the...
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 French flag, also known as the French Tricolor, is one of the most well-known and celebrated symbols in history. It is composed of three vertical bands of colors blue, white and red (in that order). However, the Tricolor was not always the...
Operant conditioning, also known as instrumental conditioning, is a method of learning that employs punishments and rewards for behavior. In this method, a link is established between a behavior and a consequence (whether positive or negative) for...
Abraham Lincoln is widely regarded as one of the three most popular United States presidents of all time; the other two are George Washington (the first president) and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Lincoln took the Oval Office on March 4, 1861, a month...
Have you ever wondered who the most powerful Marvel characters are? As an MCU fan, I am sure you do. But to be frank, it is a herculean task to answer. The list below ranks the most powerful comics characters based on their raw power and intellect...
A fact is something that is known to exist or to have happened, about which there are enough information and proof. For example, “Mars is a planet” is an astronomical fact, and “the word alien contains three vowels” is a...
We live in a world where anyone can reach any destination from any part of the place within hours. In a way, the world is really small. But is it safe? A society without crime is something we call utopian society, where there is equality in every...
Albert Einstein started his journey from Ulm, a city in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. He started showing signs of brilliance from a young age. During his entire scientific career, Einstein produced an astonishing number...
The nervous system is a complex network of organs and nerve fibers in animals that work in tandem to sense environmental changes and coordinate its actions by transmitting signals to and from different parts of their body. The nervous system is...