This plant originating from East Asia was used in folk medicine as early as 2000 years ago. It is also a decorative plant of gardens.
Watch this video to learn about how the Viking settlers lived on the newly discovered island called Iceland.
Let’s watch what a sunset that lasts through the entire night looks like. There is no darkness between sunset and sunrise.
Let’s examine the building techniques that were developed in Nordic countries to protect against the cold.
The safest means of travel in the world is flying. However, accidents can happen even in the air sometimes. Fortunately plane crashes are rare.
This magnificent Icelandic glacial river lagoon, a lake formed by the melting ice, is a sight to behold.
One spectacular result of volcanic activity at some hotspots is the eruption of water, steam and sulphur, discolouring the surrounding terrain, making it resemble a Martian landscape.
Let’s take a short walk in Iceland’s biggest church called the Hallgrímskirkja.
Since tectonic plates can move up to 2-10 cm a year, the landscape of tectonically active regions can change quite fast on a geological timescale.
It is the northernmost capital city in the world. In Icelandic its name stands for “bay of smoke” that probably originates from the nearby active geothermal springs.
Tundra is a biome characteristic of the arctic and subarctic regions. Here, dwarf shrubs, mosses and lichens are the dominant vegetation.
A glacier is a huge mass of ice accumulating over the years from snow and moving under the pressure of its own weight slowly downwards from higher ground.
Basalt is the most common extrusive igneous rock, the colour of which ranges from grey to black.
Bauhaus architecture created simple yet unique buildings.
A network that was originally designed for military and academic purposes has quickly conquered the world.
Apple’s innovation became a new, user-friendly computer with a graphical user interface and a mouse.
The journey from black-and-white silent films to colour high-definition films.
A poor man is daydreaming about his chances for so long that he lets his good fortune slip away.
A little boy called Jack chose to rest instead of hoeing the garden with his father. But if you don’t work, you don’t eat either.
The little bird wants to be rocked by the thistle, but the thistle does not agree to it. The little bird keeps at it until he gets what he wants.
The boastful hare challenges the slow but clever tortoise. The result is a big surprise.
The story of how schoolmates lent a helping hand to a poor, little lame boy.
A poor little boy went to the cobbler to have his shoes mended. In the end, the old man took pity on the child.