The Giant Mirrors Brought Sunlight to Rjukan

When Jono Lancaster was just 36 hours old, his parents left him for adoption because he was suffering from Treachers Collins Syndrome, a genetic disorder which hampers facial bones development. Now he is an inspirational speaker, a professional model and a teacher, giving inspiration to millions

Filipino zoologists have recorded a pregnant megamouth shark for the first time ever since the rare aquatic specie was discovered in 1974.

There is a 300-year-old mummified mermaid with 30 centimetres tall and features a human-like head, two hands with what appear to be fingernails, and its lower body that look like a fish tail. The “mermaid mummy” is being probed by Japanese scientists in an attempt to unravel the mystery of its existence.

David Vetter lived his whole 12 years in sterile “bubble”. He was “outside” for 20 second after being removed from his mother’s womb. He never touched any human.

Certain animals possess the extraordinary ability to regenerate lost limbs, a process that has fascinated scientists and inspired hopes for human medical breakthroughs. From salamanders’ perfect limb regrowth to starfish’s incredible body regeneration, this article explores how and why these animals can perform such feats, the biological mechanisms underpinning regeneration, and what cutting-edge research means for the future of human limb regeneration.

Dr. Harry Coover was trying to develop clear plastic for gun sights during WWII when he accidentally created cyanoacrylate, an extremely strong adhesive. Initially dismissed, it was later marketed as Super Glue in the 1950s.

Lake Khiluk, the world's most mineralized lake, and one of the most mysterious places on Earth. Each of these spots has a distinct chemical content and is said to cure various diseases.

India's chandrayaan-3 becomes the first land craft on moon's south pole. It landed safely on August 2023

This tree species can walk up to 65 feet each year to find the best habitat to live in.

Russian scientist injected himself with a 3.5 million-year-old strain of bacteria, just to see what would happen. According to Brouchkov, Bacillus F has a mechanism that has enabled it to survive for so long beneath the ice, and that the same mechanism could be used to extend human life, too.

The Dancing Forest in Russia is noted for its unusually twisted pine trees. The trunks of these trees are contorted into spirals, rings, and other squiggly loops, but the reason for this malformation is still a mystery.

1850 Dmitri Mendeleev walked almost a thousand miles to Moscow so he could apply for the University of Moscow. Although he was not accepted, he walked to St. Petersburg where he was accepted, And with that education, he developed the the periodic table of the elements

In 1939, George Dantzig arrived late to his statistics class. On the board were two famous “unsolved” problems in statistics written as an example by his professor. Dantzig mistook the examples for homework assignments. He solved the “unsolved” problems and submitted the homework to his professor a few days later. His solutions earned him a doctorate.

Prahlad Jani, the starving monk who lived 76 Years without food and water.

In 2020, a 38-year-old Brazilian man visited his doctor for severe back pain and was shocked to find out that he has three kidneys instead of just two.

Stephen Bibrowski, also known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man, was a well-known sideshow entertainer. His entire body was covered in long hair, giving him the appearance of a lion; this was most likely due to a rare condition known as hypertrichosis. Lionel traveled to the United States in 1901 and began performing with the Barnum and Bailey Circus.

In a groundbreaking study, researchers have discovered that pigeons can be trained to distinguish between cancerous and non-cancerous tissues in medical images with accuracy rivaling that of human experts. This surprising capability opens new avenues for understanding visual perception and has potential implications for improving diagnostic tools in medicine. Here is the fascinating science behind pigeons’ ability to spot cancer and what it signifies for the future of medical imaging.

A 28-year-old scientist could receive the Nobel Prize for developing a new class of antibiotics that fight drug-resistant bacteria, but she only has months to live after being diagnosed with incurable heart cancer, and she says "There aren't words to express how sad I feel' about not seeing award."

Scientists lit a hole filled with natural gas on Fire in 1971, expecting it would burn only for few days. The hole has been burning for the past 48 years & is called "The Door To Hell".

An expedition team in Indonesia discovered the elusive, egg-laying animal (Echidna) named after David Attenborough, which had not been seen since 1961.

Dr. Donald Hopkins helped eradicate Smallpox, and is on the verge of killing another disease. He's taken Guinea Worm Disease down from 3.5 million cases a year to just 28 cases last year.

Dr. Leonid Rogozov was a legendary surgeon who operated on himself in 1961 to remove an inflamed appendix.

Henrietta Lacks was died in 1951. The tumor that killed her has been alive and growing to this day. The tumor is immortal and was used to progress the Polio vaccine and is the jumping point for most human cell research to this day. Scientists have grown some 20 tons of her cells.

Stephen hawking says humanity won't survive without leaving earth. In fact, human beings may have less than 200 years to figure out how to escape our planet

In 2016, 7-year-old Olivia Farnsworth was hit by a car and dragged down the street, but she did not feel a thing. That is because of a rare condition called “chromosome 6 deletion,” which causes her to feel no pain. She also does not experience hunger or exhaustion.