Ice presents a small everyday mystery. A cold pavement can be dangerously slippery even when the air temperature is far below freezing, while many other crystalline solids are perfectly easy to walk on. A steel skate can glide across a rink...
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An old tree can carry the shape of an injury long after the branch that caused it has disappeared. A swollen collar may surround the site of a lost limb. Growth rings can bend around the old...
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Astronomy has a reputation for expensive telescopes, complicated star charts and distant objects visible only through professional instruments. Yet some of the sky's most memorable events re...
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The idea of launching an object into space was born of a scientific and political ambition that changed the course of history. The first artificial satellite, launched in 1957, was not jus...
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Who can claim the invention of wine? A drink so old and widespread that it predates written history. Traces of fermented grape juice have been found across ancient civilizations, but where e...
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Imagine walking through a village where nearly every street has a pair of twins. In Qingyan Village, China, this is a reality. With 39 sets of twins among just 367 households, this small com...
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In a small town in southwestern Nigeria, seeing double is completely normal. Welcome to Igbo-Ora, often called the “Twin Capital of the World,” where almost every family has at least one set...
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Imagine walking through a village and thinking you're seeing double everywhere. In Kodinhi, India, this isn’t a hallucination—it’s reality. This quiet town is known for producing twins at a...
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Stones that float on water? Sounds impossible—unless you’re in Rameswaram, India. Here, ancient stones defy gravity, floating on the surface like driftwood. Linked to one of Hinduism’s gr...
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n a land filled with ancient myths and vibrant traditions, India never ceases to surprise. One of the most astonishing sites is the Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan — a holy place where over 2...
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