During an eruption, the magma contains a large amount of dissolved gases, such as carbon dioxide or water vapor. These gases, under pressure in the...
Sparkling water contains dissolved carbon dioxide under pressure, which forms those little sparkling bubbles. When you use it in your batter, these bubbles get trapped...
The phenomenon occurs when the white light of the sun passes through suspended water droplets. These water droplets act somewhat like tiny prisms: they take...
To survive the overwhelming pressures of the abyss, some marine animals develop astonishing adaptations. Abyssal fish often have a soft and gelatinous body structure, as...
Sea salt mainly comes from the minerals found in the rocks of the Earth's crust. When rain falls, it contains dissolved carbon dioxide, which makes...
A lightning bolt releases an enormous amount of light energy, due to the extreme temperatures reached during the electrical discharge, sometimes reaching up to 30,000...
The bright colors of corals primarily come from microscopic organisms living in symbiosis with them: zooxanthellae. These are small algae that reside directly in the...
When the bread is baking, the heat causes the moisture present, especially on the surface, to escape. The water in the dough then transforms into...
The fragility of a geological arch mainly depends on the rocks that compose it. For instance, take sandstone, it is quite brittle, and therefore vulnerable...
The rapid formation of tornadoes mainly depends on a strong instability of the air, particularly due to a sudden difference between warm surface air and...
