On November 3rd, a temporary crack in Earth’s magnetic field set off rare pink auroras in the skies of northern Norway.
Image credit: Markus Varik/Greenlander
Auroras are mostly caused by the solar wind, as charged energetic particles from the Sun penetrate the...
Not only have researchers discovered a massive stone sphere in Europe, it is said that the oldest and largest Pyramids are also in Europe. Furthermore, linguistic and cultural scientists indicate that the oldest written language does not come from...
As solid and unshakable as we think our civilization is, its grip on nature is tenuous at best. If any cracks appear in the faces of our buildings or our machines, nature is quick to move in and take...
Welcome to Oymyakon, a village where students are expected to attend class till temperatures reach minus -52°C (-62°F). The remote Siberian village is considered to be the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world, and it has just plummeted...
We all have seen paintings of artists and seen their unrealistic imagination expressed on a canvas, and thought to ourselves, where is this craziness coming from.
We are used to the ordinary, quiet, and calming nature we often turn to...
Winter can be quite painful and annoying to many people. At least to the ones living in the places of the world that have cold temperatures and piles of snow. However, this region in Russia called Yakutia, also known...
Various cloud formations might be one of the most beautiful and romantic sights in nature. Still, these masses of liquid droplets is also a complex and scientifically interesting natural phenomenon. The interesting fact is that regardless of the shape...
Extreme weather events are becoming more and more common, with records shattered down under during Australia’s recent heatwave, and now, at the opposite end of the spectrum, the ‘polar vortex’ bearing down on Midwestern U.S.
The polar vortex is a...
We’ve seen Mother Nature find ways to surprise us thousands of times in the past. She never gets tired of doing it, and we don’t get tired of witnessing her wonders. And we can say, with confidence, that there’s nothing more satisfying than seeing photographs that capture the...
Also called lunar rainbows, moonbows differs from your average rainbow in that they are created by the shimmers of moon rays rather than the sun.
A 10pm blood red night rainbow over Scotland! Image credit: Stefan Lee Goodwin
A moonbow (also known...
