Plants have their own share in maintaining a well-balanced ecosystem and biodiversity. As they give off oxygen and take in carbon dioxide, they help regulate its cycle and prevent too much heating of the atmosphere. Plants’ roots also support soil and prevent them from being washed away when flooding comes. Furthermore, plants … Read more
Spending an evening outside, cooking delicious food over a campfire, and gazing up at the night sky becomes even more remarkable when you have people who can help you spot shooting stars and planets! Tenerife stargazing with your family is an excellent, educational, and enjoyable hobby. Small children might not enjoy themselves … Read more
Nature’s natural processes often create some of the most beautiful and seamless things ever seen by the naked eye. Included in these are the remarkable ones known as the Penitentes, located on the high altitude glaciers of the dry Andes bordering Chile and Argentina. Penitentes, also known as nieves penitentes, a Spanish term meaning “penitent-shaped snows,” are … Read more
Apollo 11 launched into space in July 1969, and ‘Buzz’ Aldrin and Neil Armstrong successfully made the first crewed lunar landing. Millions of homes saw broadcasts of the television images of the men taking humankind’s very first steps on the surface of the moon. But numerous animals paved the way to this … Read more
Going to see the Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis may have one of the highest amounts of entries in people’s bucket lists. It seems that when people are asked about their dream vacation, most of them will include seeing the Northern Lights. Based on Livestrong.com’s World’s Most Popular Bucket List Activity … Read more
Humans have now been long searching the cosmic realms in their quest for extraterrestrial life and the prospects of human survival beyond Earth. From ground-breaking space missions like Kepler to Voyager 1 and Cassini-Huygens, we have found more than 4000 planets around. Out of these, about 30 are earth-sized planets that may … Read more
Space X, founded by the tech billionaire Elon Musk in 2002, is a space company that came into being to colonize Mars. With nearly two decades on, this company reigns the space industry with multiple wins on the board. It produced the first reusable rocket that landed back and launched the first … Read more
There was a time when humans knew nothing about the lifecycle of stars. While some believe that stars are meant to live forever, others believed that they share more or less the same lifecycle as any living beings. Today, we know that stars are born, expand during their lifetime and then die. … Read more
There was a time when only NASA carried out missions related to space. However, things have slightly changed today. Considering the interest of Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, NASA planned to hand over stationed flights to private companies who had the tools and could afford such missions. At the same time, Elon Musk … Read more
For years, the human race has been trying to extend its reach to outer space and undiscovered galaxies. Of course, it is difficult but unarguably, both humans and science had made significant progress. However, sometimes we tend to forget where it all began. To understand what motivates the human race to keep … Read more