Science Facts for Kids
Mind-blowing science facts
Many chameleon species have bones on their heads that glow under ultraviolet light, shining through their thin skin to create fluorescent patterns.
Water can be carefully cooled below 0 degrees Celsius without freezing if there are no impurities. The moment you disturb it, it freezes instantly before your eyes.
Researchers found that plants can detect the vibrations of caterpillars chewing their leaves and respond by producing defensive chemicals to make themselves taste worse.
Hot and cold water sound different when poured. Hot water has a higher pitch because its molecules move faster, changing the way the liquid splashes.
Atoms are mostly empty space. If an atom were the size of a football stadium, its nucleus would be the size of a pea on the centre spot.
Roughly 76 per cent of ocean creatures produce their own light through bioluminescence, using chemical reactions inside their bodies to glow in the dark deep sea.
Helium is a non-renewable resource on Earth. Once released into the atmosphere, it is so light it escapes into space and is lost forever.
A rainbow is actually a full circle, but we usually only see half of it because the ground gets in the way. From an aeroplane, you can sometimes see the full ring.
Soap works by breaking water's surface tension and surrounding grease and dirt in tiny bubbles called micelles, which are then washed away.
Every snowflake contains roughly 10 quintillion water molecules arranged in an almost infinite number of ways, meaning no two snowflakes are truly identical.