Bananas are berries, but strawberries are not.
According to botanists, true berries are simple fruits that stem from a single flower with a single ovary and typically have several… more
Nearly the entire continent of South America is located east of Florida.
Without looking at a map, you may think Brazil is located somewhere directly south of Florida. However, nearly the entire… more
Around the world, many militaries have trained combat dolphins to perform dangerous tasks, like locate underwater mines.
The Russian Navy, for example, once trained dolphins and other aquatic mammals to attack warships and enemy combat divers. For over 50… more
A woman named Violet Jessop survived the sinking of both the Titanic and its sister ship, the Britannic.
Nicknamed “Miss Unsinkable,” Jessop was a stewardess and nurse on the White Star Line’s trio of Olympic-class passenger ships. In addition to… more
Humming Bird
A hummingbird’s wings beat between 50 and 200 flaps per second depending on the direction of flight, the purpose of… more
A mouse can fit through a hole the size of a ballpoint pen.
A favorite comparison often used by Dr. Bobby Corrigan, noted rodentologist and award-winning pest management consultant, states that if you can put… more
Scientists who work with cockroaches often become allergic to preground coffee.
In the US, the Food and Drug Administration allows a certain amount of ” insect filth” to be included in… more
Cheetahs can’t roar. They can only meow like domestic house cats.
As Stephen Mills explained in BBC Wildlife Magazine, only four “big cats” can roar: lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars. These species,… more
A typical cumulus cloud weighs about 1.1 million pounds.
Peggy LeMone, a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, did the math for Metal Floss in 2013. According to LeMone, an average cumulus… more