It is an eerie experience to sit outside a cave, in the dusk of early evening, and watch the bats come out, flying swiftly and silently, like moving shadows. They have a marvelous way of avoiding obstacles; and unless they are frightened, they never collide with each other. Though we don’t hear … Read more
The use of the fictional figure Uncle Sam as the personification United States has been quite common for more than a hundred years. No one knows for sure how the use of the name began, but there is a particular legend that details the origins of the name and appears in print … Read more
New Zealand is an island country that comprises two main landmasses, the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui), and the South Island (Te Waipounamu), and about 600 smaller islands covering a total area of 268,021 square kilometers. The country has various topography with sharp mountain peaks, which includes the Southern Alps. Wellington, the capital … Read more
We often see different kinds of plants all around us. And ever since we were young, we learned what plants are at school. When we think about plants, the first thing that would come in mind is its leafy green appearance. Some are bigger than others, while some have more leaves, and … Read more
The earthquake and tsunami of 2011 in Japan would always ring a bell as one of the extensive natural disasters that occurred in history. Also regarded as the Great Tōhoku Earthquake or the Great Sendai Earthquake, several catastrophic events brought by the force of nature struck northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011. … Read more
Can a person convey their thoughts to another without the aid of any of the known physical mediums of communication? The majority of scientists have been negating this concept for the past 125 years or so. According to the current scientifically proven knowledge, there is no sixth sense in humans through which … Read more
One of the signs that a black hole exists in the universe is dictated by the x-rays that it emits outside of its reach, although from within its location, black holes usually don’t emit anything, especially not light. The detection of x-rays in space is how Cygnus-X1 (see the graphic below), the … Read more
Which is it? The United Kingdom was the first country to bottle water for sale at the Holy Well plant in 1621. The practice of bottling mineral spring water then radically spread throughout Europe and the United States. It was believed that natural springs have therapeutic and healing effects, which is why … Read more