Stem Facts
09/09/2021
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 […]
Stem Facts
23/08/2021
The geography cone snail will release a cloud of specialised insulin that induces a plunge in blood sugar level, making the prey easy to capture.
Stem Facts
23/08/2021
The Mariana Trench is so deep that Mount Everest would still sink 2,133 meters below sea level if placed inside. In 1960, two explorers reached its bottom.
Stem Facts
13/08/2021
Recycling glass and metals can be done indefinitely without a loss of quality, making them cost effective and less energy intensive materials to recycle.
Stem Facts
13/08/2021
Throughout the centuries, farmers from all across the globe have artificially selected plants from Brassica oleracea that exhibited specific features.
Stem Facts
13/08/2021
The least reactive and most metallic of halogens, there are only approximately 25 grams of astatine that occur naturally on the planet at any given time.
Stem Facts
04/07/2021
The discovery of opiorphin from human saliva paves the way towards the development of natural painkillers that are non-addictive with less side effects.
Stem Facts
04/07/2021
Earth has only one moon, but Saturn has 53 named moons and 29 moons are still in the process of being confirmed.
Stem Facts
04/07/2021
Being the largest mammal on Earth, an adult elephant drinks more than 200 litres of water/day, compared to the average human with 1.04 to 1.63 litres/day.
Stem Facts
04/07/2021
Discover how the Great Barrier Reef became Earth’s largest living structure, stretching 2,300 km and supporting thousands of coral reefs and islands.
Stem Facts
10/05/2021
Although iron is the most abundant metal in our body, traces of gold can be found in the human body. Up to 0.2 mg of gold can be collected from a 70 kg person.
Stem Facts
10/05/2021
Lobsters have their teeth in their stomach to chew food, placed near their mouth between three grinding surfaces called the "gastric mill".
