OYLA Magazine

OYLA Magazine is a science and technology publication for readers aged 12 and up. It features engaging articles, interactive content, and stunning visuals designed to inspire curiosity and a love for learning. Ideal for young minds eager to explore and understand the world around them.

OYLA Magazine

Turing Patterns • Mathematics is like a pair of magic glasses that let us see shared patterns in the most diverse things. Whether they're large or small, living or nonliving, the same repeating designs can often be found in all of them. Take, for example, the markings on animal coats. Could the stripes and spots of a zebra, a leopard, and a giraffe all develop from a single mathematical model? They certainly can.

WHAT CAN REFLECTED SUNBEAM DO? • If you catch sunlight with a small mirror, the rays reflect off its surface. By tilting the mirror in different directions, you can make the resulting spot of light “dance” across the walls and ceilings, entertaining your cat or amusing bored classmates. But how exactly does this work?

HOW DOES ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT KILL GERMS? • Ultraviolet (UV) radiation effectively kills bacteria, viruses, fungi, and even tiny protozoa, which is why it's often used to disinfect air, water, and surfaces. But how can a device that looks like an ordinary lamp generate such powerful radiation? And does it pose a danger to humans?

TRAP AND HOLD: How Sorbents Work • When you need to make a super-absorbent diaper or remove toxins from the body, sorbents come to the rescue. These are insoluble substances that can soak up and hold on to whatever surrounds them. What types of sorbents exist, how do they work, and where do we use them?

10 Facts about Glass • We use it every day: we look out the window, check our reflection in the mirror, drink from a glass, and we hardly notice that it's one of the strangest materials on Earth!

How Stress DESTROYS Our Health • There's a hidden enemy that can quietly wear down our health—no germs or infections needed. Its name is stress. Like a clever hacker, it sneaks past our body's defenses from the inside. But how can we fight back?

Parental CARE • To successfully continue the species, each new generation must be at least as numerous as the one before it. Some animals rely on quantity: they produce many off spring and leave them to fend for themselves. Others focus on quality: they have only a few off spring or lay a small number of eggs, but care for them. These devoted parents are the ones we will be exploring.

I WANT TO FLY!

CARNIVALS OF THE WORLD • Boisterous, days-long celebra- tions with masks and cos- tumes take place in many countries—from Venice to Brazil and Germany. Today, most of these carnivals are linked to the end of winter and the final days before the Christian season of Lent. But the carnival tradition is much older than that—its roots reach all the way back to Ancient Rome.

How to Celebrate the Holiday in an Environmentally Friendly Way? • Birthdays, the start of the school year, graduation, summer barbecues . . . Holidays are a great excuse to throw a party and have a blast! But they also generate heaps of plastic waste, uneaten food destined for the trash, and obligatory gifts that often just collect dust on a shelf. How can you celebrate without turning your event into an environmental nightmare?

THE SUN STONE • In antiquity, amber was known by many names: a gift from the Sun, solidified dew fallen from the sky, sunlight frozen in ocean waves, or tears of the sea … For millions of years, these golden, honey-yellow stones have preserved the remains of long-extinct creatures and have been used by humans for thousands of years.

ROCKS BENEATH THE STARS

Pluto and Its Kind: DWARFS AMONG THE PLANETS • How many planets are there in the Solar System? There are eight main planets, but...