What Is A Scorpion

Scorpion

The very mention of the name “scorpion” makes us think of danger and poison. And the fact is that a scorpion can be a rather unpleasant creature to meet. In the United  States, scorpions have actually caused deaths in only one place Arizona. The Arizona scorpion is related to the Durango scorpion that lives in Mexico. The Durango scorpion’s … Read more

What Is A Radio Telescope

Radio Telescope

The first telescope was invented in 1608 by a Dutch optician called Hans Lippershey. Before that, even as far back as the 13th century, scientists had been experimenting with magnifying lenses. Poor Lippershey was refused a patent for his invention, and the famous Italian astronomer, Galileo, hearing about this new idea, built his first telescope … Read more

What Is A Praying Mantis

Praying Mantis

One of the most interesting insects in the world is the praying mantis. Sometimes people call it “the Sooth-sayer”, “Rearhorse”, or “Mule- Killer”. The name Mule-Killer comes from the belief that the saliva of this insect can poison mules. The mantis is a  long,  slender insect that seems to be praying when it is standing … Read more

What Is A Monsoon

Monsoon

The word “monsoon” comes from an Arab word meaning “season”. It has to do with a type of climate in which winds blow from sea to land (onshore)  during the warm season, and from land to sea (offshore) during the cool season. The warm season of onshore winds is often very rainy, while the cool … Read more

What Is A Manatee

Manatee

A manatee looks like a small whale and it is a mammal, not a fish. The American manatee lives in the rivers of Florida, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. It measures 2.5 to 4 meters in length. The body is somewhat like a fish, but the tail is quite different. It is broad, … Read more

What Is A Mammal

Mammal

Cats and dogs, elephants and bats, whales and horses, and monkeys and men belong to a zoological classification called “mammals”. Mammals are distinguished all other types of life by the fact that  theif  young are fed with milk from the mammary  glands of the females. In most mammals the young are born fully formed, instead of hatching out … Read more

What is a Femboy?

Femboy

A femboy is a term for a person who identifies themselves as masculine and feminine. These people may dress and act in a feminine way from time to time or be more feminine than their assigned gender allows. A femboy may also identify as both genders or neither gender, depending on their preferences. But what … Read more

What Is A Dolphin

Dolphin

Dolphins are such interesting creatures that people find it hard to believe that a dolphin is simply a whale! There is an order of aquatic mammals that scientists call “Cetacea”. To this order belong whales, dolphins, and porpoises. Dolphins are small whales that belong to the toothed-whale group. Porpoises are a kind of dolphin without beaks … Read more

What Is A Cyclone

What Is A Cyclone

Southern and Eastern Asia have the strongest development of monsoon climate because of the vast size of that continent. Over many parts of the oceans, sailors have used the change-about of the monsoon winds in their going back and forth to India. They go from India to Africa during the winter and return in the … Read more