Ahaana Jain, 5 The sun is every possible colour. You can only see yellow because the earth’s atmosphere scatters some of the light!

by Mira Sheth, 5 Have you ever heard of Romulus and Remus? In Roman mythology, they were twin brothers raised by a she-wolf because their parents abandoned them. One of them, Romulus, went on to found the city of Rome. Now fast forward to today. A bioscience company called Colossal Biosciences has named three baby…

by Vir Khanna, 6 You might know about the world war of the ants. But did you know that some ants practise the cruel trade of slavery? Meet Polyergus, the most cruel and effective of the slaver ants. There are many different species, but they’re usually black in colour, and are 3-5 millimeters long. Here…

by Lila Kapur Gandhi, 6 Fossils are the remains of plants and animals that have escaped the rotting process and, many years later, through different methods, have become a part of Earth’s crust. We would be unaware of our ancestors, ancient animals, birds and dinosaurs and important historic events from the past if it wasn’t…

by Anvvi Singhi, 10 Have you ever stared at a picture and thought it was moving—even though it was completely still? Or struggled to decide whether you were seeing a duck or a rabbit? These strange experiences come from a fascinating phenomenon known as optical illusions, and they reveal just how easily our brain can…

by Amaira Goel, 11 Imagine walking into a house that breathes, heals itself when cracked, and even glows at night. It might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but thanks to bio-architecture, this futuristic vision is becoming real. Welcome to the world of living materials—building blocks made not from concrete and steel, but…