Have you ever wished you were a falcon, soaring in great heights and diving steeply at high speeds? How about being an eagle, rising mightily above the prairie? For the longest time, most of us ruefully watched birds as they ascend to the sky through their wings. However, you might be surprised … Read more
Most people assume that the names of the given seas pertain to the colors of the bodies water during specific periods of the year. While these theories may be correct, there are other hypotheses why the Yellow Sea, Black Sea, Red Sea, and the White Sea were assigned peculiar names. Yellow Sea … Read more
Think of relying on coal and water yet still having sufficient energy to run over a hundred miles per hour – steam locomotives indeed are marvelous inventions. While they are no longer existing today and are replaced with more efficient trains on our railroads, steam locomotives undoubtedly left a mark in people’s … Read more
Every normal person can wonder how the water travels from the roots towards the top of tall plants. Well, it is just science. Water travels through some long, thin tubes that run up from the roots to the stems and leaves; these tubes are called xylem. It runs in these vessels through a process … Read more
You might have wondered why some countries drive vehicles on the left, whereas others on the right. There are several theories that help explain the concept of driving either left or right. Right-hand traffic is used in more than 165 countries, whereas 75 countries use left-hand traffic. In left-hand traffic, the steering … Read more
Red Blood Cells The liquid part of our blood is called plasma. In the plasma, there are millions of tiny cells. Each of them is too small to be seen except under a microscope. Of these cells, the red ones are by far the most numerous. In spite of their small size, … Read more
First of all, it has to be known where the compass will be placed. Truth to be told, planet Earth actually has two North Poles – the one that at the top of the Earth called the Geographic North Pole and one that is known as the Magnetic North. Both poles are … Read more
Have you ever noticed the feeling you get when you are in a car, and the car takes a curve? It’s like someone is constantly pulling you outwards and forcing you to not move along the curved road. What causes that feeling? Why is that if you rotate anything in a circle, … Read more