Articles for author: Maria Faith Saligumba

Jupiter and moon

Why Jupiter Has 95 Moons and Counting

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing not one, but nearly a hundred moons dancing around a single planet. That’s exactly what’s happening around Jupiter right now, and the number keeps growing. While Earth struggles to keep just one moon in orbit, Jupiter effortlessly juggles 95 confirmed moons—and astronomers are discovering more every ...

brown and gray bearded dragon

Why the Draco Lizard Has Wings but Isn’t a Bird

Maria Faith Saligumba

When you think of flying creatures, birds probably come to mind first. But deep in the rainforests of Southeast Asia, there’s a remarkable reptile that challenges our understanding of flight. The Draco lizard, also known as the flying dragon, soars through the canopy with wing-like structures that would make any bird envious. Yet this incredible ...

Helicoprion teeth.

Why Some Prehistoric Sharks Had Buzz-Saw Mouths

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine swimming in the ocean millions of years ago, only to encounter a creature with a mouth resembling a terrifying buzz-saw. This isn’t a scene from a science fiction movie, but a description of a real prehistoric shark known as Helicoprion. The mystery of why these ancient predators evolved such bizarre dental structures has puzzled ...

A close-up image of a venomous rattlesnake camouflaged in its natural habitat in Atlanta, Georgia.

Venom, Camouflage, and Infrared Vision: The Science of Snakes

Maria Faith Saligumba

Imagine walking through a forest where death lurks silently beneath every leaf, where predators can see your body heat through complete darkness, and where creatures have perfected the art of invisibility over millions of years. This isn’t science fiction – it’s the extraordinary world of snakes, where evolution has crafted some of nature’s most sophisticated ...