Every year, deciduous or deciduous trees renew all their leaves, losing their foliage when autumn arrives. The reason is that in this season the hours of light are reduced, the solar radiation loses strength and the soils often freeze, making it difficult for the roots to capture water and nutrients.
A young Japanese man has invented a helmet that is operated with a joystick and allows you to guide another person by "remote control". Its mechanism is very curious: to indicate to the user when and in which direction the device should move, it gently tugs on the ears.
1.93 meters measured a zucchini grown by Sher Singh Kanwal and 993 m2 is the surface area of the Megabite kite. We put together fifteen surprising figures that will blow your mind.
Business logos are everywhere and are icons of today's society. Do you know what their origin is and what they mean? Discover in this selection the secrets of some of the best known in the world.
Keeping the line is not always easy in space. Some planets can increase in size up to 30%. Astronomers postulate that this phenomenon of transient planetary "fat" could be related to the heating and cooling of gases.
The jury of the Best visual illusion of the year 2009 competition, which each year selects the best optical illusions created by computer, has already announced its verdict. Hold on to the chair and get ready to trick your brain.
As every year, an international committee of taxonomists has chosen the 10 most curious and rare species described in 2008, including a bacterium that lives in hairspray, a sea horse the size of a pea, and a coffee bean without caffeine.
Have you ever felt sick after bingeing on pizza or hated a song after listening to it over and over again? If this is your case, you have suffered amnesia of variety, according to Joseph Redden in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
