Ancient Romans spent an enormous amount on luxurious tombs as status symbols to ensure they would be remembered after death. Ancient folk remedies were known for using pee, specifically its ammonia content, to bleach and deep clean clothes. This proved particularly successful against mold growth. 1. It was the first city in the world to […]
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This upper-intermediate level learning activity based on the Apollo 11 space mission will help improve vocabulary and develop English listening skills. As soon as they fired up their engine, the astronauts reached a state called “gimbal lock,” wherein their Eagle could tip over if they did not burp their engine quickly enough. Who were the
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When it comes to finding an Earth-like planet, we may have just made the closest discovery yet – this world lies less than 16 light-years away and is within its star’s habitable zone. Wolf 1069 b is likely tidally locked to its host star, meaning the same side always faces toward it. Yet its closeness
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The Nile rises each summer following heavy rainfall in Ethiopia and South Sudan. This annual event confounded early Egyptians, who petitioned Hapi for assistance so that their crops would bloom that season. The Nile river passes through 10 African nations, including Egypt. Stretching from Khartoum in Sudan – where both white and blue Niles meet
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Plants go through an evolutionary cycle known as their life cycle that ensures their survival. Germination is the first step of plant cultivation. This occurs when a seed breaks through its outer shell and begins to grow roots and leaves that allow sunlight to enter its cells and feed itself through photosynthesis, providing sustenance. Seed
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Japan is one of the world’s most intriguing countries, boasting everything from an annual p***s festival to having the world’s highest density of vending machines – there are endless fascinating facts and figures about this beautiful nation! For example, four should be avoided since its sound resembles that of Japanese words for death. Also square
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Many people mistakenly believe that the sky’s color comes from reflecting off of oceans; this may partially be true but more accurately the sky takes its blue hue from long wavelengths of light absorbed by water bodies. Water molecules absorb reds, oranges and yellows more readily while reflecting back blue wavelengths onto surfaces that then
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Tonight will mark a “super blood moon”, with its appearance being of dusky red hue due to being full Moon at perigee (its closest point from Earth in its orbit). Skywatchers with clear skies should be able to spot it well before dawn on Monday. Definition A super blood moon occurs when the Moon reaches
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Mercury may have a poor rep for being responsible for technology glitches, travel delays and communication breakdowns – but that doesn’t make everything bad! There is good news too! As Mercury orbits closer to the sun than Earth does, its path across the zodiac is much faster. Three or four times each year an optical
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