Peter Piot doscovered ebola virus as well as other things
Belgian inventors

Peter Piot and the discovery of the Ebola virus

Peter Piot, also called Baron Peter Piot, is a Belgian microbiologist, born in Leuven in 1949.

He grew up in a rural village in Flemish Brabant, and very early on he was interested in science and disease. It’s no surprise that he first studied science and then medicine at the University of Ghent. […]

Mary Anning the first woman paleontologist
Heritage

Mary Anning

Mary Anning, the first Paleontologist woman. She discovered many fossils of Ichthyosaurs and Pterodactylus Macronyx. […]

the 10 strangest plants
Botany

The 10 strangest plants

The 10 strangest plants in the world. In the shape of a bat, stones, or bloody mushrooms, find these amazing plants! […]

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Medecine

Why do we cry?

Tears are made by glands that are above the eyelid. They are called the lacrimal glands […]

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Medecine

Why do we hear? How it works ?

To understand how we hear, we must know that sounds are movements of the air. When we speak or when we play music, we create vibrations in the air. […]

rainbow tree
Botany

The rainbow trees

You did not doubt that nature was amazing, … but did you know its artistic talent? The proof with its multicolored trees, growing in the Philippines. […]

la grenouille de verre
Animals

The glass frog

Fairy tales have accustomed us to glass slippers and frogs turning into Prince Charming after a sweet kiss. But did you know the glass frog? Just like Cinderella’s slipper, it is fragile! […]