Nature

There are many people who actually tremble with fear at the sound of a clap of thunder during a thunderstorm. There is absolutely no reason to have any fear of thunder. By the time the sound of thunder reaches you, the bolt of electricity that caused it has already done its work. You hear the … Read more

There is gravity on or in every single object that exists in the universe. Gravity is simply the force that pulls every object in the universe towards every other object in the universe. But the force of gravity depends on two things: the mass of the objects involved, and their distance from each other. For … Read more

The Dead Sea is one of the strangest areas of water to be found on the earth. Millions of years ago, the Dead Sea was about 420 meters high than it is today, and so it was on a higher level than the Mediterranean. At that time, life did exist in it. But then a … Read more

Storms are given many different depending on their nature and where they take place. But all storms are alike in that a storm is simply air that is moving rapidly from one place to another. If it is air alone, it is called a “windstorm”. If it has picked up dust along the way, it … Read more

There are many things about our own earth that still remain a mystery to us, and one of them is how the oceans were formed. Actually, we do not even know for sure how old the oceans are. It seems certain that oceans did not exist in the first stage of the earth’s growth. Perhaps … Read more

The Grand Canyon in Arizona is a natural wonder of the world. At some points, it appears like a magic city of rock, with temples, towers, and castles of dazzling colors. One of the most amazing things about it is that the Grand Canyon was made by a river. The waters of the Colorado River … Read more

Hawaii is the most recent state to become part of the United States. It is made up of a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, some 2,400 miles southwest of California. The state includes eight large and many small islands and has a total area of about  6,420 square miles. According to  Hawaiian legends,  there … Read more