Sound is one of the fastest things on Earth. It can travel at a speed of 343 meters per second, depending on the temperature and air resistance. Despite these factors, it is undoubted that sound travels at exceptional speed. One thing that may catch our attention is that if sound travels at … Read more
Your favorite cookie is made up of different ingredients, and each ingredient considered as a matter is formed of a collection of various atoms. You can see a cookie, its color, shape, and other visible components like nuts, raisins, or chocolates. However, you cannot see the atoms in it. It’s impossible to … Read more
So you’ve got seriously lost after entering a vast forest. While you may have your map with you, it’s bad luck as you forgot to bring a compass and even worse, your phone’s battery died. Yet, the map says that the nearest exit is situated northwest. Well, don’t fret! There are many … Read more
Vaccination and smallpox are intricately linked. Smallpox is a severe, contagious, disfiguring, and often fatal disease that affected the human population for thousands of years. It caused 300 million deaths globally by the 20th century. Thanks to Edward Jenner, who developed the first smallpox vaccine, the disease’s spread was prevented. It led … Read more
About 71 percent of the Earth is water. It comes in many forms: ocean, seas, rivers, lakes, and water from underground. Water is a fundamental element needed of all living organisms in the Planet. It is even believed to where life has originated in the aqueous solutions of the world’s oceans. Water … Read more
One of the most fundamental ways in which we interact with our surroundings and get to know the world around us is by making use of sounds. Sounds are essential in helping us communicate in the most effective way possible. Sounds play just as important a role in helping us interpret our … Read more
A species of tree known as the carob grows in the coastal areas of Mediterranean Sea (e.g. in Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, France, and Spain). It reaches a height of about 15 meters and bears about 30 centimeter- long ponds. Each pod contains five to fifteen seeds which are flat and hard like … Read more
Nobody wants to get sick because nobody wants to take any medicines, whether a syrup, a tablet, or a capsule form of medicine. And much more, no one wants to be at the ER. However, although we are not sick, we sometimes need to take vitamins or other supplements to help us … Read more