Japan offers much to love – from its breathtaking cherry blossoms and legendary Samurai tales, to its eccentric sideshows and quirky food scenes. But have you seen its quirky sideshows yet? Hotels often avoid using the fourth floor as it is thought of as unlucky. Furthermore, Japanese have pioneered entertainment around the globe through karaoke…
Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and often looks similar to the moon; however, this cratered world boasts an iron core with evidence of past tectonic activity and volcanism. Telescope observations made from Earth indicate that Mercury could contain water ice in its polar regions, with evidence provided by MESSENGER for supporting…
South Africa is home to one of the fastest land mammals on earth – the Cheetah. Additionally, one of its oldest mountains – Table Mountain in Cape Town – stands as evidence. South Africa is divided into nine provinces, each with their own capital city: Pretoria as executive capital; Cape Town for legislative affairs and…
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made use of their lunar module Eagle to launch off from the lunar surface and they released many items, such as their flag tube, TV camera and tools for collecting samples from moon rocks and dust. These objects were intended to crash onto the lunar surface and be left there,…
Weather can be an engaging topic for children. From understanding blizzard science to the history of snowfall, here are some interesting facts about weather that you can share with them. Winter brings with it its share of cold outbreaks, but most colds and flu are caused by viruses instead of weather conditions. When people sneeze…
Life cycles of plants describe their development from birth through growing, flowering and seed production to maturity and death. All plants start as seeds. After being planted and germinating, each seed produces two leaves known as cotyledons before breaking open to grow roots and shoots. Seed Seeds are the fruit of plants, each one containing…
Egypt holds seven UNESCO World Heritage sites – more than any country in Africa! Ancient Egyptian diet was high in beer, bread and honey – this may explain why Pharaohs were often overweight. Ancient Egyptian law forbade incest, yet Cleopatra did marry both her brothers and fathers. 1. It is the largest country in Africa…
Finding out which planet is closest to Earth requires using various calculations. Venus often holds this title; however, that could change depending on when she aligns with the Sun. A new calculation, using the point-circle method, takes time into account and puts Mercury at the top of the list. Mercury Mercury, as the smallest planet…
The sky appears blue due to sunlight being scattered by gases and particles in the atmosphere, with blue wavelengths being scattered more readily than any other. At midday, when the sun is directly overhead, its light appears white. But during sunrise and sunset when more of its rays must travel through atmosphere layers to reach…
