For reproduction to succeed, flowers must bloom exactly when pollinators wake up Daffodils bloom in early spring, hydrangeas in summer, and chrysanthemums wait for autumn’s chill. It turns out that...
Flow Beer — the world’s first beer carbonated with carbon dioxide captured directly from the air. A craft brewery in California has released a beer carbonated with CO₂ that was...
The human brain has a mechanism that selects which memories to preserve The brain processes a huge amount of impressions every day, but remembers only a small fraction of them....
Time flies especially fast when we play computer games The human brain is not equipped with a precise stopwatch — instead, it constructs its own subjective sense of time. When...
Thermal map of Earth: the ocean absorbs more than 90% of the planet’s excess heat. In 2025, the world’s ocean accumulated a record amount of heat in the entire history...
The Juno probe near Jupiter’s cloud bands. Image source: science.nasa.gov A single Earth lightning bolt releases about 1 gigajoule of energy — enough to split a tree or knock out...
Formula 1 Grand Prix, Great Britain. Image source: mentalfloss.com Champagne from a slipper, beer from an army boot, and whiskey from a sneaker — the tradition of drinking alcohol from...
The study of volcanoes is called volcanology Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, rocks are constantly melting, yet volcanoes don’t erupt continuously. Most of them remain silent for years, decades, and...
Chronic fatigue and cognitive problems are frequent companions of life after meningitis. Bacterial meningitis is commonly regarded as an acute infection: either the person dies or is saved and discharged...
In some cases, hiccups are a reason to see a doctor. Still from the series “Kidding” Hiccups aren’t just something funny — they’re a full-blown neurological glitch. During hiccups, the...
