Deep-sea fish live in a place where food is scarce. As a result, they must maximize every meal, no matter how tiny. Their sharp teeth...
In the cloud, the small water droplets spend their time bumping into each other. Sometimes, they merge to form larger drops: this is coalescence. The...
Ozone, present in the stratosphere (a layer located at about 15 to 35 kilometers altitude), acts somewhat like a giant sunscreen for our planet: it...
When certain minerals are illuminated with ultraviolet (UV) light, some electrons inside receive a significant boost of energy. As a result, they get temporarily projected...
When light hits the snow, it doesn't pass directly through the crystals. It bounces multiple times in all directions, moving from one crystal to another. This is...
Rose quartz comes from the underground crystallization of silica-rich magma. When this hot magma cools underground, it slowly forms crystals. The cavities or deep cracks...
The desert is a seriously tough place for plants: intense heat, nearly constant lack of water. To survive, plants have developed clever tricks like turning...
Storms, with their powerful winds and sudden changes in atmospheric pressure, generate higher and more energetic waves. When these weather disturbances occur at sea, the...
A inflated balloon has an internal pressure greater than the external pressure. This is because the air inside pushes against the walls in all directions, putting them...
When light passes through a gemstone, it encounters regularly arranged internal structures that are very precisely organized: the famous crystals. This organization acts somewhat like...
