How Many Kinds Of Insects Are There?

Insects

Do you know how many different kinds of infects there are? There are somewhere between 2,000,000 and 4,000,000 different kinds of insects! Scientists have actually described in scientific language as many as 625,0tI0 different kinds. They practically have Jio hope of ever being able to classify every single type of insect that exists. There is … Read more

How Many Kinds Of Apples Are There?

Apples

There are enough varieties of apples to satisfy everybody’s taste. In the United Kingdom alone, more than 2,0tXI varieties of apples have been recorded. And when you consider the whole world, there are probably a few thousand more. We know that it is one of the earliest fruits raised by man. The apple probably originated … Read more

How Long Will The Sun Last?

Sun

How can we even think about the sun in this way? Won’t the sun last forever? The reason science can consider this question is that we know the sun is simply a star, and this means we can compare it with other stars. And since other stars have gone through a process of change, science … Read more

How Hot Is The Sun?

Sun

It is rather hard for us to realize that our sun is merely just another star in the sky. This is probably because we think of the stars as looking so tiny. The sun looks larger than any star because it is only about a million miles from the earth. The nearest star is 25 … Read more

How Does Hair Grow?

Hair Grow

Did You Know That Both Hair And Nails Have The Same Origin? They both develop from the horny layer of our skin. A hair develops when a part of this skin goes down into the lower layer and strikes roots there. Then it shoots upwards through the layers of the skin and comes out like hair. In the … Read more

How Does Asparagus Grow?

Asparagus

Asparagus has been considered one of the finest table delicacies since the days of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Yet strangely enough, asparagus grows wild around the coasts of Europe and in other sandy places. In fact, it is so common on the steppes of Russia that the cattle pasture on it! Of the 150 … Read more