Giraffes have an unusual dietary habit to enable them to grow to their full potential height. Giraffes eat mostly leaves and rarely grass, but from time […]

The coelacanths belong to an ancient order which is more related to amphibians. This living fossil was thought to have gone extinct 66 million years ago, […]

Our brain uses about 20 percent of the total calories we consume, mostly in the form of glucose. We often feel extremely happy after eating something […]

In a way, yes! Our body indeed runs on electricity. For this to happen, our neurons have to communicate with one another quickly. These neurons shoot […]

The geography cone (Conus geographus) is a tropical sea snail that hunts fish. When a prey swims past, it will release a cloud of specialised insulin […]

The Mariana Trench is 11,034 meters deep. If we were to place Mount Everest at the bottom of the trench, the peak would still be 2,133 […]