Among all animals, insects have the largest numbers. It is estimated that0ut of every ten different animal species, eight are insects. They are among the most diverse groups of animals on the planet, including more than a million described species and representing more than half of all known living organisms. Insects can walk, fly and…
Hina walked in, shoulders slumped, threw her bag on the side and dropped into the nearest chair. This is not how she returned from school every day. There was usually a swing in her step and a smile on her lips. Today, something was wrong. Amina, her mother came up to her and asked her…
A refinery is where crude oil is refined and made into petrol, diesel and kerosene. The refinery receives the crude oil and heats it to different temperatures. The petrol becomes gaseous at a temperature between 35O degree C and 140o C. It is taken out by pipes, cooled and turned into petrol for use in…
We will take up words related to sea and navigation. Maritime: Anything related to the sea e.g., maritime trade Seafaring: Use of sea for travel or transportation. Anchor: A hook like heavy object linked to the ship by chain. It goes to the bottom of the sea and stops it from drifting on the waves.…
A Persian Wheel is a machine to lift water from a moving water source such as river or large spring. It is a mechanical device with a large wheel which moves by the force of the rush of water waves. The wheel has a lot of buckets which get filled up when they go into…
By Yoginder Sikand All across the desert, the camels were very upset. The people they had lived with for centuries had decided that they had no use for them any longer and had turned them out of their homes. As long as humans had found camels useful, they had treated them with special care, housing…
World Sparrow Day is an initiative of the Nature Forever Society to celebrate March 20, every year as World Sparrow Day. In less than four years, the World Sparrow Day has become immensely popular and is celebrated in more than 40 countries across the globe and is gaining popularity in Europe and parts of south…
The world’s largest known frog is the goliath frog which lives in central Africa. It measures up to 87 centimeter long and weighs as much as 3.66 kg. The smallest frog and the world’s smallest amphibian is the Eleutherodactylus limbatus frog, which measures only 8.5 to 12 mm. The smelliest frog is the Venezuela skunk…
Chinese are very creative people. They make use of even the most frosty winters to attract the tourists from world over. Every year, on January 5, the north-eastern Chinese city of Harbin hosts the International Ice Snow Festival. They erect sculptures of most famous landmark buildings and monuments of the world and decorate them with…
Tsunami is a Japanese word which is combination tsu (meaning port) and nami (wave). But it is not a tidal wave. It is a powerful surge of water of the sea due to a subsea earthquake or eruption of a volcano. When water surges and heads for the coast, it can cause a massive flooding…
