Nature Facts


Mystery - The Failure of Whales , Dozens of whales have been found buried in the desert! Researchers from Chile and the Smithsonian Institute in the United States faced a dilemma: how, tens of whales could die in the same place in the Atacama Desert?...

Facts about pollution

September 12, 2012 | In: Nature Facts

Noctilucent Clouds Mysterious phenomenon created by global warming above the Earth. A mysterious phenomenon occurs above our planet, helped by the smoke left by meteorites. In addition, the pollution caused by man brings an important contribution to...

The rainforests are the world’s oldest living ecosystems. They contain half of the planet’s plant and animal species, with approximately 30 million species. The rainforest can be described as a dense, very tall jungle. The term rain comes from the...

Tornadoes are extremely violent storms in which the wind speed can reach 300 miles per hour(460 km/h). At this speed, imagine a piece of paper cutting of a 10 cm thick tree. These winds are so powerful, that they can lift an entire apartment block in the...

Facts about glaciers

March 8, 2012 | In: Nature Facts

When we think about glaciers, we automatically fit The Titanic into the picture. But I’m sure there are a bunch of people that don’t know much about the glaciers. Let’s begin. Glaciers are flowing masses of ice, created by snowfall and cold...

The strangest fruits

February 14, 2012 | In: Nature Facts

Today we’ll talk about some odd fruits, that can only be found in remote areas, where you usually don’t have any business. Most of us know the common fruits(apples, bananas, pineapples, peaches, strawberries and so on) and of course, we like...

Displayed at right is the color deep chestnut, also known as deep Indian red. This is the color called chestnut in Crayola crayons. This color was also produced in a special limited edition in which it was called Vermont maple syrup. At the request of...

Although we have few choices when it comes to breathing--holding your breath isn't a very practical option even if the air around you has an ugly brownish cast or smells bad--we can make choices that minimize the amount of polluted air we breathe. We...

Mount Everest - also called Qomolangma Peak or Mount Chomolungma - is the highest mountain on Earth, and the highest point on the Earth's continental crust, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 8,848 metres (29,029...

Did you know that people are used to recycle since ancient times? 58% of U.S. newspapers are recycled. If all of our newspapers were recycled, we could save about 250 million trees each year! There is no limit to the amount of times an aluminum...

George Ebers in 1862 first discovered its antiquity in an ancient Egyptian Papyrus, dated 3500 BC.Aloe vera has been used for centuries in China and India. There are approximately two hundred different aloe vera plants. The gel of older...

Avocados have the highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams. 84% of a raw apple and 96% of a raw cucumber is water. Asparagus is a member of the lily family, which also includes onions, leeks, and garlic. Rice paper...