Rhinos remain critically endangered despite having rebounded in numbers; by learning interesting facts about them, you can help raise awareness for their plight and raise support. Rhinoceroses are huge mammals that inhabit grassy savannas. As herbivores, their wide mouth is designed for munching grass and plants. Furthermore, these mammals can swim and run very fast….
Students can gain valuable lessons about biology, metamorphosis and sustainability by exploring the lifecycle of butterflies. After an egg hatches, its contents transform into larvae or moths which feed upon food sources while growing and molting multiple times through apolysis (shedding its skin multiple times). As it develops into a butterfly, a caterpillar forms a…
Commander Neil Armstrong made history when he took a step out of Eagle onto the moon’s surface in front of millions watching on television, proclaiming with words like, “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” as his words became an international rallying cry of achievement and pride. First time viewers of television…
People often think Venus is our closest planet. However, according to a new study on average distances over time Mercury actually comes closer. Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley have developed a computer simulation of planets’ movements over 10,000 years and found that Mercury tends to orbit closer than any other planet to Earth…
Have you ever looked up at a stunning blue sky and wondered why its hue was blue? That isn’t surprising as sky color results from complex interactions among air molecules. Simple explanation: Because oxygen and nitrogen molecules are significantly smaller than light wavelengths, they scatter it more strongly resulting in blue light being scattered more…
Spacecraft concept art combines artistic design aesthetics and sci-fi storytelling in order to produce scintillating spacecraft designs. Crafting scintillating cruisers or powerful battleships requires careful consideration when crafting such spaceships for sci-fi stories. Starting from simple line drawings and progressing into full 3D imagery is possible thanks to senior concept artist Joe Gloria using 3D-Coat…
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s accomplishment was witnessed by more than 530 million people worldwide and left an indelible mark on our hearts, inspiring further space exploration, strengthening American pride and showing that anything is possible. At 4:17 PM, Armstrong radioed Mission Control in Houston with the news: “Tranquility Base here; Eagle has just landed.”…
As with many insects, ladybugs undergo a complex metamorphosis with distinct egg, larval, pupal and adult stages. During wintertime they gather in large groups for diapause (the insect equivalent of hibernation). They tend to seek shelter under leaves and crevices of tree bark or in homes and other structures where they remain warm and safe…
Saturn’s rings are one of the most breathtaking sights in our Solar System, yet over cosmic timescale they are rapidly dissolving away. NASA scientists have confirmed in a new research article published in Icarus journal that Saturn’s iconic rings are being pulled into its gravity as an ever-increasing cloud of dusty ice particles, according to…
