The crazy colors of the hot springs in Yellowstone are often due to the presence of living microbes: bacteria, archaea, and microscopic algae, capable of...
On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 9 struck hard on the northeast coast of Japan. In its wake, an impressive...
Yakutsk is located in eastern Russia, in the heart of Siberia, just 450 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. Nestled between hills and far from...
The village of Jericoacoara is located in northeastern Brazil, in the state of Ceará, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. Nestled on an isolated peninsula, it...
Dhaka is located in a very vulnerable spot, right in the heart of the delta formed by three major rivers: the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, and...
In ancient Egypt, Sirius was a true star of the night sky. It is the brightest star seen from Earth, easy to spot even without...
Pluto was discovered in 1930 by American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh. At the time, it was the ninth planet, right after Neptune, at the edge of...
The Moon rotates on its axis at exactly the same rate that it orbits the Earth. This is called synchronous rotation. Basically, it takes about...
