Things worth being curious about
Every day’s news hides a subject worth knowing properly. We write those up as stories.
High Island Reservoir
High Island Reservoir is Hong Kong's largest reservoir, famous for its 140-million-year-old hexagonal rock columns and giant concrete dolosse that protect its dams.
How Hexagonal Rock Columns Form
Have you ever seen rock columns that look like a giant honeycomb? They form when lava cools and cracks into neat six-sided shapes — one of nature's most amazing geometric wonders.
Black Holes: Where Even Light Cannot Escape
Black holes are some of the most mysterious objects in the universe. Their gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape. Although we cannot see them directly, scientists can find them by watching how they affect nearby stars and gas.
Giant Panda
Giant pandas are black-and-white bears that live only in the mountain forests of China. They eat almost nothing but bamboo, spending half the day chewing. They are true bears, but they live alone and have a special thumb for holding bamboo. Thanks to protection efforts, their numbers are growing again.