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Yearly Archives: 2024

How Boeing Fell from Grace

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In the past few years, there have been a number of high-profile mishaps involving Boeing airplanes. It started with two...

Dogs tilt their heads when you speak to them to better pinpoint familiar words.

There are more bacterial cells in your body than human cells. The average human is around 56 per cent bacteria.

Fish form orderly queues in emergencies. When evacuating through narrow spaces in sketchy situations, schools of neon tetra fish queue so that they don’t collide or clog up the line.

The biggest butterfly in the world has a 31cm wingspan. It belongs to the Queen Alexandra's Birdwing butterfly, which you can find in the forests of the Oro Province, in the east of Papua New Guinea.

'New car smell' is a mix of over 200 chemicals. These include the sickly-sweet, toxic hydrocarbons benzene and toluene.

Three US presidents, all Founding Fathers—John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe—died on July 4.

We are Nature

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In our universe, there are curious patterns that emerge. For example, a humble old tree that weathers with time...

Moon Gazing

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The blue moon is the second full moon in a month. They occur only about once every two to three years. Naturally, my...

The River Ganga

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Nature is full of inspiring things! From majestic mountains to peaceful lakes, colourful sunsets, and vibrant forests...

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