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Was 'Boomerang' really invented in Australia?
Why are we associating Boomerang with Australians? The short answer: No. The oldest boomerang discovered wasn’t found in Australia at all — it was unearthed in Poland, carved from a mammoth tusk, and is roughly 40,000 years old. By comparison, the oldest boomerangs found in Australia are around 12,000 years old. Two Kinds of Boomerangs There are actually two very different kinds of boomerangs: Returning boomerangs – lightweight and aerodynamically shaped to curve back to the
Sep 27, 20252 min read
Zombies: Where did the Fiction Come From?
You’ve probably seen zombies in movies or video games-slow, creepy creatures with outstretched arms, moaning for “braaaains!” But what if we told you that there’s a place where people believe zombies are real-and even scientists went there to investigate? Photo by Daniel Lincoln on Unsplash Let’s take a trip to Haiti, a country in the Caribbean, where real-life zombie stories have been told for generations. These aren’t the same as the Hollywood zombies, but their stories ar
Aug 7, 20254 min read
Skeleton Lake: A Himalayan Mystery that Refuses to Die
In the summer of 1942, H K Madhwal, a British forest ranger stationed in India started climbing the mountain Trishul, a mountain within Indian Himalayan range. He was there to collect rare flowers, but he found something that shocked him. A frozen lake full of skeletons. At first glance, this frozen lake, which the locals called “Roopkund” lake, is beautiful. Nestled high in the Indian Himalayas, cradled by craggy cliffs and silent snowfields, the small glacial lake shimmers
Aug 7, 20255 min read
Hibernation: The Long Nap of Animal World
In the year 2073, Dr. Brand and Mr. Cooper received a signal from Dr. Mann, 1,900 light-years away from Mann’s planet. The signal was clear: Image: Interstellar (2014), Warner Brothers, Christopher Nolan “There’s a potential for life here. The temperature looks cold on the surface, but beneath it, in the valleys, the temperature and oxygen levels are suitable for human existence. Here, I am attaching some data.” Excited, Dr. Amelia Brand and former engineer Mr. Cooper boarded
Aug 7, 20257 min read
The Mysterious Walking Stones of The Death Valley
In the dry heart of the Mexican desert, long before the roads and cell towers, the elders spoke of a time when the trees could walk. They called them Los Árboles Caminantes—The Walking Trees. Tall, spindly beings with roots like legs and bark as old as mountains. No one knew where they came from. Some said they were spirits of the ancient forest, exiled when the desert spread like a silent curse. Others believed they were guardians, sent by the earth itself to keep watch over
Aug 7, 20256 min read
Terraforming: Can you really Nuke the Mars?
In ancient Rome and Greece, the mythology of Mars and Ares, the gods of war, is quite famous. The Roman god Mars was considered a fearsome and mature warrior, often depicted with a long beard and clad in armor. His Greek counterpart, Ares, was seen as a much younger and more impulsive figure. Ares was often accompanied by two close companions: Phobos and Deimos. Phobos (meaning fear) and Deimos (terror) had one job — to spread enough panic and dread among the enemies that the
Aug 7, 20257 min read
Night Vision: The Secret Behind the Cat s Eyes
Have you ever wondered why Cat’s eyes glow at night? Or why do some animals have vertical pupils like a slit, unlike humans? In animal kingdom, the evolution has shaped pupils of different animals differently. Some animals have slit like vertical pupils (see the image below) others have horizontal slits. Humans have round shaped pupils. The shape of pupils in animals is closely tied to their lifestyle. Vertical pupils are common among ground-dwelling predators, like cats and
Aug 7, 20251 min read
Why so salty, bro?
When the Earth was a stillborn baby (the baby is now 4.5 billion years old), there were a lot of active volcanoes. The emissions from these volcanoes included acidic gases like Hydrogen Chloride (HCl), Hydrogen Bromide (HBr), along with Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) and Water Vapor (H₂O). All of these gases condensed in the atmosphere and came down as acid rain. Photo by samsommer on Unsplash This rain collected in massive craters on Earth’s surface, eventually forming the primordial
Aug 7, 20251 min read
Ada Lovelace: The First Computer Programmer
Ada Lovelace was born on December 10th, 1815 to British High Society family of Lord Byron and Lady Annabella Milbanke. Lord Byron was a poet by profession (and nature) while Lady Byron was analytic and scientific. These contrasting nature ended their marriage the same year Ada was born. Lady Annabella decided that she would not let her daughter fall ‘mentally sick’ like Lord Byron. (Image Source: The Sharon Studio) So, Lady Annabella hired the best of the mathematicians, sci
Aug 7, 20252 min read
Meep Meep ! How fast is The Road Runner?
Who doesn’t love a cartoon where a clever, harmless animal outsmarts a larger predator? Whether it’s Tom and Jerry, Sylvester and Tweety, Oggy and the Cockroaches, or our beloved Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, these classic shows have brought joy to generations with their timeless chase antics. But have you ever wondered: Does a bird like the Road Runner actually exist? The answer is yes! Just like in Looney Tunes, the roadrunner—scientific name Geococcyx—is a real bird foun
Aug 7, 20252 min read
What is the shape of the Universe?
Sir Isaac Newton formulated the law of gravitational force in the year 1687, inspired (at least in legend) by the fall of an apple. He explained that any two objects with mass exert an attractive force on each other, which he called gravity. However, Newton couldn’t explain why gravity exists. He simply described it as an inherent property of mass. Centuries later, Albert Einstein, the brilliant physicist known for his wild hair and imaginative thinking, redefined our underst
Aug 6, 20252 min read
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