The longest underwater mountain range in the world
American geologist Bruce Heezer and oceanic cartographer Marie Tharp were researchers at the Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, New York. In the...
Nature
The river that flows in two directions
The Tonlé Sap River is attached to a freshwater lake also known as the Tonlé Sap Lake. It connects the...
The world’s largest flower Rafflesia arnoldii stinks
Rafflesia arnoldii is a rare flower found in the rainforests of Indonesia. When it blossoms, it produces an extremely unpleasant...
The deepest lake in the world
Lake Baikal, situated in the south-east Siberia in Russia, is the deepest lake in the world. Known as the Galapagos...
Are fungi plants, animals or neither?
Researchers have come to the conclusion that fungi are genetically more closely related to animals and humans than to plants....
The science of earthquakes
The earth is divided into three layers: the upper crust, the middle mantle and the innermost core. The upper crust...
