10 Credit: Jason Hollinger Manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella) Native: Central America Few poisonous plants can infect their victims by a simple touch. Laced with a cocktail of poisons, this tree’s sap will cause irritation...
(Image source: Getty Images) Question from Sayyid Raniya If we were able to dig a stretch of tunnel that went straight to the centre of the Earth, jumping into it would spell immediate peril....
These jet ski accessories use water to keep you airborne (Image credit: Raysonho/ Wikimedia Commons) There could be some time to wait before we are commuting to work by jetpack or hopping on a...
Corals are team players, collaborating to build the largest living structures on Earth Image source: Pixabay Covering just 0.1 per cent of the world’s surface, coral reefs are home to around 25 per cent...
Classrooms in the late 1800s were very different from today: here are a few ways you could have avoided the dreaded cane (Image source: Pixabay) Address the teachers properly School teachers in Victorian times...
They may not be as interesting as the moons around Uranus but Saturn’s rings do bear further investigation… Saturn – The Roche lobe causes gravitational forces around Saturn to hold rocky particles Inner rings...
How will the latest rover to journey to Mars hunt for new life? Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Today (30th July) NASA has launched the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Mars 2020 Perseverance...
These killer cats take down their prey solo, without any help from a pack Image source: Pixabay Poised between the blades of the tall grass in the savanna, a feline body is crouched like...
Blooming unbelievable traits of these beautiful, rare and exotic flowers (Image source: Pixabay) 1. A rare beauty The ghost orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) is among the rarest in the world. Strangely, this plant contains no...
(Image source: Pexels) Question from Ashley Morgan Sneezing happens for all manner of reasons. Your nose is extremely sensitive so when it is exposed to a change in temperature or small allergic particles like...
