Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela holds the record for the most lightning strikes. Known as the “Catatumbo Lightning”, this region can experience storms with lightning flashes up to 280 nights a year! The ...

Galaxies are incredible examples of how big and mysterious our universe is. Whether they’re small and scrappy or massive and majestic, they’re always fascinating. Keep looking up, you might just spot ...

Asteroids aren’t all the same. Some are rich in metals like nickel and iron, others are made of carbon-rich materials, and some are stony. Scientists classify them into groups like C-type ...

Stars appear to twinkle because of Earth’s atmosphere. The air bends and scatters the light as it travels to your eyes, making the star’s brightness seem to change. If you were in space, stars would ...

When Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar, 10 days disappeared. 4th October jumped straight to 15th October. People were confused, and some even believed their lives had been shortened.

One of the great things about food is the way it tastes – and that’s all down to chemistry! On and around our tongues we have special receptors that experience chemical reactions when something enters ...

Visit the Bournemouth Christmas Tree Wonderland and walk through Christmas trees from across the world, with stunning illuminations and installations to see too.

Laugh-out-loud jokes for guaranteed family fun this Christmas! Have fun with family and friends with this hilarious seasonal joke book. Bursting with 300 side-splittingly funny jokes, amazing festive ...

Welcome to the Jurassic period, which existed between 144 and 180 million years ago! At the start of the Jurassic period, there was just one huge continent, called Pangaea. And with no frozen ice caps ...

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U must be so excited for the debut of this One Direction song! Of all the things to sing about, One Direction has chosen U! What an unbelievable letter! Subscribe to ...