Orchid Mantis: Looks That Kill
In 1879, when James Hingsley returned to Australia from Indonesia he brought back tales of an orchid that engulfed butterflies in its petals and devoured…
Category: General Knowledge
How Many Trees Are There?
Trees are essential to our planet; they give us oxygen, store carbon, filter groundwater, sustain our ecosystem, and give life to wildlife. Being the longest…
A Brief History Of Time (keeping)
We all know that time plays an important role in one’s life. It is divided basically into three phases namely past, present and future. We…
How Dogs Became Our Best Friends
Dogs are known as “man’s best friend”. The history of their friendship goes long back; perhaps it is the oldest friendship among any two species.…
Why Vaccines Work
Understanding How Vaccines Work Infectious diseases are organism-causing abnormalities, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Our body is an abode to certain numerous species…
Defusing the Population Bomb
Let’s shoot the breeze on “World’s overpopulation”. Compare today to the way things were a decade or a century ago. Analysis reveals that, contrary to…
Why I’m Scared of Spiders
Hoe often to do you come across people who are jump at the sight of a spider? Pretty often right. Or maybe you yourself have…
Why Does Everyone Hate Pigeons?
History And Origins Of Pigeon Although pigeons today are perceived as annoying birds who just defecate buildings. Way back in the day they caught the…
Why Don’t Woodpeckers Get Concussions?
Slamming a beak against the trunk of a tree would seem like an activity that would cause serious neck pain and concussion. Woodpeckers!! they can…
Why Do We Laugh?
What is laughter? Laughter seems like an unconscious, instantaneous reaction to something which makes us happy rather than sad. But astonishingly, laughter has very little…