Who hasn’t looked up into the sky and wondered what was out there amongst the stars? In the same breath many ask the question; has anything from beyond our known intelligence ever been here? After all when Cortez first landed, what did the Aztec Indians think of them showing up in large ships that carried foreign animals and wearing metal skins? One thing remains true however, just about every culture, ancient or not, has their …
The World Environment Day (WED), celebrated every year on June 5, is the United Nation’s principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment, to protect nature and the planet Earth. It also a day for people do something positive for the environment, galvanizing individual actions into a collective power that generates an exponential positive impact on the planet. The first World Environment Day was celebrated in 1973. Since then it is hosted …
1. Proper oral hygiene not only helps achieve strong teeth and gums, but it also provides an overall healthy lifestyle. It boosts self- confidence and improves your day-to-day social interaction. 2. Enforcing proper dental hygiene everyday helps you avoid embarrassing encounters such as yellow teeth as you display your smile to your crush or that bad breath when you chat with your friends. 3. Milk, cheese and vegetables strengthen your teeth. 4. Missing teeth or …
The word Aquarium combines the latin root aqua, which means water, and the suffix arium, meaning “a place for relating to”. The aquariums have existed since the Roman Empire, where the first fish, a sea barbel, was brought indoors, and was kept under guest beds in small tanks made of marble. When glass panes were introduced, around the year 50 AD, Romans replaced one wall of marble tanks, thereby improving their view of the fish. …
The concern for the human race increases day by day as man and nature conflicts. We develop all sorts of medicines and protections so that we could have a longer and prosperous life. We think we have got everything under control but when nature decides to strike, we are just as helpless as any other creature. Natural disasters and hazards are things we all are familiar with, be it earthquakes, landslides, blizzards or cyclones. But …
Since 2000, May 23 – World Turtle Day, is sponsored yearly by the nonprofit corporation American Tortoise Rescue. The idea is to bring attention to, and increase knowledge of and respect for, turtles and tortoises and encourage human action to help them survive and thrive. This day is celebrated worldwide in a variety ways, dressing up as turtles or wearing green summer dresses, saving turtles caught on highways, or research activities. So why not know …
Have you ever thought about how the world will end? It seems people, in general, are obsessed with the idea of dying, and thus, with the extinction of their species and of the entire world. Almost all cultures have this apocalyptic prophecy or the other, just like they have creation myths. It seems men like to weave stories with a beginning and an end, and they feel the need to say they know for sure …
1. Origins The origins of the Internet date back to research commissioned by the United States government in the 1960s to build robust, fault-tolerant communication via computer networks. 2. ARPANET The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was one of the world’s first operational packet switching networks, the first network to implement TCP/IP, and the progenitor of what was to become the global Internet. 3. First Nodes The first two nodes of what would become …
Have you ever glared at weird clouds for hours on end, and imagined all kinds of interesting shapes? Clouds are fantastic to look at, a great moment to let your imagination run wild. Let’s go and have fun learning some interesting facts that you’ve ever wanted to know about clouds! 1. A cloud is a visible mass of tiny water droplets or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float …
Butterflies are the most familiar of insects to humans, due to their vivid colors and visits to flowers. There are about 18,000 species of butterflies in the world. Some species of butterflies are agents of pollination of some plants, caterpillars of a few butterflies eat harmful insects, however there are species that are pests due to their ability to damage domestic crops or trees in their larval stages. There are butterflies that have symbiotic and …