Socotra, an island off the coast of Yemen, has over 800 plant species, with 33% being unique to the island. It is a World Natural Heritage Site and has rare plants, such as the Socotra fig and dragon blood tree. The largest collection of the rarest plants can be found on the island of Socotra, […]
Quark-gluon plasma, a phase of matter made up of nearly free quarks and gluons, is currently considered the rarest substance in the universe. It was the normal state of matter in the first millionth of a second after the Big Bang and can now be created in particle accelerators. However, quark stars, if they exist, […]
After years of white roses tinged with blue, Australian and Japanese scientists created the first blue rose in 2004 by replacing a pansy gene into a Cardinal de Richelieu rose. The result was a bluish rose called applause, which sold for up to $35 per stem in Japan in 2010. Horticultural societies in Great Britain […]
