Planetary dimensions don’t mean much on paper - just how big is a million kilometres? But see a visual representation of how big the planets in our solar system are in comparison to each other, and things start to make sense. Then see how big our sun is compared to some other nearly suns!
The Size […]
In a swampy Borneo forest a new species of snake has been discovered - with a special trick. The Kapuas mud snake can change from a green-sheened brown colour to white within a matter of minutes.
It is not yet known why the snake changes colour, but scientists suspect it may be a warning or defense […]
A tortoise hatched in the Galapagos Islands in 1830 and the oldest known living animal at 176 years, has died at the Australia Zoo in Brisbane.
The reptile, named Harriet, is believed to have been studied by the famous naturalist Charles Darwin.
Harriet, the world’s oldest tortoise, dies aged 176
A South African company is helping to solve the problem of bringing clean, sanitary drinking water to remote African communities with a unique idea: water pumps powered by children.
No, the children are not being used as slave labour! PlayPumps are water pumps that double as merry-go-rounds. While children are playing on the equipment, water is […]
Do you remember the TV action hero MacGyver, who saved the day every week using only knowledge of science and common household items? Contributors to the Wikipedia are compiling a list of problems that were solved by the character, with a brief explanation of why the solution worked.
List of problems solved by MacGyver - Wikipedia
A disused military air hangar is to become the world’s largest pinhole camera, designed to take a record-breaking photograph 33 metres wide and 10 metres high using a pinhole lens about half a centimetre in diameter.
After the black and white photograph is developed, using a massive pool containing 750 litres of developer fluid and over […]
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