Argentina has endured dictatorships, economic crises and wars. Additionally, one of its first achievements was radio broadcasting; and also gave birth to one of the first full-length cartoons with Quirino Cristiani’s work. Patagonia is home to some of the oldest land plants (liverworts) ever found anywhere, as well as having the highest plastic surgery per…
Mars, located four planets from the Sun, features a dense core, rocky mantle and thick crust with two small moons named Phobos and Deimos orbiting close by. Mars gets its distinctive red hue from iron oxide found abundantly on its surface, taking after Ares – the Roman god of war. Origins Mars has long held…
A plant’s life cycle refers to the series of steps it undergoes in order to reproduce and grow, similar to what occurs with bryophytes, fungi and algae. Most plants begin as seeds that sprout into seedlings before eventually reaching maturity and producing flowers and fruits. Seed Seeds are miniature plants with roots, stems, and leaves…
Mercury can enter the environment via volcanoes, burning coal, oil or trash burning or from mining and processing gold. Once released into the air it can come tumbling back down via rain or sleet and pollute soil and water supplies. BepiColombo was developed by the European Space Agency and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to explore…
From Ladybug impostor species to double drummer cicadas, these fascinating insect facts will open your eyes to the insect world in an entirely new light! So grab your magnifying glass and join us as we take an in-depth look into their world! Praying mantises can use their amazing ability to swivel their heads 180 degrees…
Tomatoes are an indispensable food, from adding it as a topping on French fries and sliders, to using it in salsa and making sandwiches – but did you know they’re fruits too? People feared tomatoes to be toxic until the mid-1800s because they resembled plants containing deadly nightshade. Furthermore, tomatoes had a longstanding belief that…
People often associate Mexico with mariachi bands, tequila, tacos and stunning beaches – which are all valid associations – but there’s much more to this country than meets the eye. Mexico is an incredible Latin country boasting everything from the world’s largest pyramid to its smallest volcano! Here are 10 astonishing facts about this diverse…
Apollo 9 was intended to perform an Earth-orbiting engineering test of the first crewed lunar module, known as LM. Other key objectives were checking of launch vehicle systems, procedures, crewing issues and crew. Mission goal was the first docking of two spacecraft carrying astronauts into space, known as Spider and Gumdrop respectively by astronauts themselves;…
An exciting new website provides diehard space fans with an incredible way to relive the moon landing as it happened. A wealth of audio recordings has long been accessible online; air-to-ground communications between controllers have also been preserved. But thousands of hours of supplementary conversations between controllers have remained unseen for decades – until now….
