1001 mystery
Is there evidence of UFO visiting Earth 300 years ago?
It was recently discovered in the Latin book of mathematics released in 1716 that a strange flying object in the sky was recorded.
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1001 mystery
Read and do math when not yet 3 years old
The boy named Ben at He knew how to read when he was 2 and half years later, he was able to make additions and distinguish hundreds of thousands of numbers.
1001 mystery
Vampires cannot exist
An American researcher has relied on some math to prove that vampire existence is completely fabricated. This proves that creatures that have haunted humans for a long t…
Archeology
Persians who taught mathematics in Japan more than a thousand years ago
The piece of wood engraved with the name of the Persian teacher shows that foreigners have come to live and work in Japan more than a thousand years ago.
Archeology
The ancient Aztec math system was decoded
Not only is the tax code of today complicated. Ancient Aztecs with tax systems are also not simpler. In order to measure taxed land strips, Aztec mathematicians had to d…
Space science
Parallel universe theory is not only math, it is verifiable science
Parallel universes may sound like a concept in sci-fi movies, and basically have nothing to do with modern physics.
Space science
Practice flying to Mars - Term 1: Hammering math problems
To reach the red planet, astronauts must prepare 36 months of solitary life, confined in a tiny space. A terrible psychological challenge that the current experiments on…
History
Learn interesting facts about Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor
Fearful of cats, very good at maths, always bringing his wife's photos ... are some of the facts about Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte that surprised many people.
Biology
The secret of bees
Bees can eat at the same time, can identify faces, or bees are experts in the field of calculation and travel ... is one of the little-known secrets about this animal.
Biology
Discovering plants to do super maths
New research by scientists at the John Innes Center (UK) shows that plants have performed complex arithmetic operations to ensure they have the nutrients they need to li…
Biology
Fire ants' super prize math like people
Effective problems are considered by fire ants as they always choose the fastest route, instead of the shortest, to move on every surface.
Animal world
True story: Worm species find food thanks to complex mathematical programming
Like most worms, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans relies on the sense of smell to find food.
Animal world
The ability to count and do maths of animals
Stanley Coren, a psychologist at the University of British Columbia, conducted research to show that dogs are capable of distinguishing different numbers and can count f…
Animal world
Science proves that monkeys can do math
Scientists have long suspected that monkeys are capable of mathematical thinking and that a new study has helped them prove it.
Animal world
Dogs can find errors in simple calculations
Dogs are considered to be the best friends of humans and they are smarter than we often think.