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 Why Do We Carve Jack-o'-Lanterns on Halloween?As Christian belief overcome pagan superstition in Ireland and Scotland, celebrants took over the role of mischief-makers from supernatural apparitions... Debby Birli
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Printable Version TidesThe tides are caused by the gravitational action of the sun and moon upon the rotating earth...
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 Who's Who at ZooEach animal is special; none too stupid or ugly, says the author. Out of 24 animal friends talked of in the book, here are some for you... B.F. Chhapgar
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 PANAMAIt is an inter-oceanic waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Isthmus of Panama...
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 Panama HatIt has graced the heads of Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, Humphrey Bogart and Michael Jordan - and many more...
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 Quake GlossaryGet to the core, Learn more - EARTHQUAKE / EPICENTER / INTENSITY / RICHTER SCALE / INTENSITY / FREQUENCY OF QUAKES... US Geological Survey
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 TornadoesIf you ever happen to see a dark often greenish sky, wall cloud, large hail and a loud roar similar to a freight train then run to a safe place as it could be a tornado...
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 TREESLearn more about Banyan, Peepal, Neem, Champa, Dhak, Tamarind and many other popular trees...
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 VolcanoThe most famous, Krakatoa erupted in 1883 with such force that the resulting tidal wave killed 36,000 people and tremors were felt as far away as Australia...
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 Why is winter colder than summer?The seasons, spring, summer, fall and winter, occur because of the inclination of the earth's axis while the earth moves around the sun...
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 Wonder World Under Water [I]Nearly three-quarter of our earth is covered by water... B.F. Chhapgar
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 Wonder World Under Water [II] - One-Celled AnimalsOur body is made up of many organs, like the stomach, the liver, the heart, the brain, kidneys , lungs... B.F. Chhapgar
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 Wonder World Under Water [III] - SpongesWhile the most primitive animals are made of one cell, sponges are multicellular... B.F. Chhapgar
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 Wonder World Under Water [IV] - Sea Anemones and Jelly FishThe sea anemone has a hollow body with its mouth at the top in the center of a whorl of many finger-like projections called tentacles... B.F. Chhapgar
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 Wonder World Under Water [V] - Animals with jointed LimbsJust as insects dominate the land, having the largest population and variety, their relatives the Crustacean dominate the waters... B.F. Chhapgar
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 Polar RegionsThe northern and southern ends of the earth's axis are known as North and South Poles respectively...
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 Birds [III]An experienced bird-watcher can look at a forest, meadow, lake, swamp or field and predict almost exactly what birds he will find there... Jamal Ara
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 ChopsticksChopsticks were then invented to serve as efficient tools to pick up morsels of food and rice... Jamal Ara
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 EuropeIt is divided into more than twenty countries. The biggest country in Europe is France - except Russia which is partly in Europe...
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 Delivery Time for ElephantsEstimates of the period of gestation in elephants range all the way from eighteen to twenty-two months...
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 DinosaursThe word 'dinosaur' comes from the Greek words meaning 'terrible lizard'... Rajesh Nandan Singh [Forwarded Email]
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 Dew PondsDew pond is the name applied to certain shallow saucer-shaped basins which usually contain a supply of water even during prolonged drouths when ordinary ponds at lower levels dry up... Rajesh Nandan Singh [Forwarded Email]
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 CrocodilesThe largest species is the Indopacific Crocodile, Crocodylus porosus, which may exceed lengths of 20 feet... Rajesh Nandan Singh [Forwarded Email]
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 What is the function of a cat's whiskers?The most perfect organs of touch are the vibrissce or whiskers of the cat, which act as long levers in communicating... Jamal Ara
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 BirdsIt is a great joy to watch these beautiful and graceful creatures. They always appear so busy, flying here and there, now hopping, now running about, chirping, singing, splashing and preening, taking great care to look neat and clean... Jamal Ara
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 Birds [VIII]Nesting-Boxes and Food Tables... Jamal Ara
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 Birds [VII]Hints on Bird Watching... Jamal Ara
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 Birds [VI]Body-Structure : Birds are animals that are covered with feathers. The skeleton of a bird is rather like that of a man... Jamal Ara
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 Exploring NatureWe need to learn about nature for our survival...
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 Birds [IV]In the breeding season, territory is occupied and mates, mates are wooed, rivals are fought, pairing takes place and then duties of nesting and parenthood start.. Jamal Ara
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 Getting to know Snakes - Section [III]Its stocky body and strong neck muscles make it easy for the snake to bulldoze its way through soft soil. The species from the hills are so dependent on remaining cool that they often die in a human hand (Which usually has a temperature of about 37º C)... Zai and Rom Whitaker
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 Birds [V]MIGRATION AND BIRD RINGING - They are very punctual too, unless they are delayed by bad weather. We may calculate almost to a day when we may expect our bird friends to return, carrying winter on their backs... Jamal Ara
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 Introduction to SeaOn Earth, the total area covered by water is 70.8 per cent...
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 Why Are The Netherlands also Called Holland and the Low Countries? And Why Are Its People called Dutch?Actually, the official name of the country is Nederland, the name native inhabitants call it - "Netherlands"... Daniel Marcus
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 My Life - The Tale of a ButterflyOn the third day, the eggs hatched and tiny caterpillars came out. I was one of them.... Anjan Sarkar
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 Getting to know Snakes - Part [I]Snakes do not chew their food. Infact their table manners are not dainty. They swallow their food whole... Zai and Rom Whitaker
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 King CobraKing cobras are usually found in India, Vietnam, southern China, Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia...
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 FoxIf there is one animal that lives by its wits then it is our very own Fox. Sheer ingenuity has made him a survivor literally...
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 INSECTSThe long-horned grasshoppers, katydids and crickets have their ears on their front legs. If I had six legs I’d probably get them all tangled up! Well most insects move three legs at a time... Harinder Dhanoa Motihar
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 How to handle earthquakeDevelop a Family Plan and locate the folowing... US Geological Survey
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 How a earthquake is measuredThe method to measure a quake's strength have progressed since American seismologist Charles Francis Richter came up with a magnitude scale in 1932... US Geological Survey
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 How and Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?Their legs are locked in the proper position during sleep... Debby Birli
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 The GypsiesThe Gypsie's language is called 'Romany'. It resembles Sanskrit... Zai and Rom Whitaker
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 Getting to know Snakes - Section [II]But for many, the guru of snake-men is Bill Haast, who until recently had a snake park in Miami, Florida. He extracts the venom’s of snakes from all over the world: cobras and kraits from India and Pakistan, king cobras from Thailand, puff adders and mambas from Africa, Australian tiger snakes and taipans-and hundreds more... Zai and Rom Whitaker
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 Galapagos [The Giant Tortoise] - Live ForeverThe London Zoological Gardens contain an Elephantine tortoise from the Seychelles which is supposed to be from one hundred to two hundred years old...
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| Exploring Nature :: Frog and Toadsl If there is one animal that lives by its wits then it is our very own Fox. Sheer ingenuity has made him a survivor literally...
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 Major MountainsA mountain is a landmass elevated considerably above e its surrounding areas. Usually the land tracts, more than 300 m in height, are called mountains...
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 Birds [II]Like human beings, they set up home and have children; they even have language of their own...
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 Why is the Bermuda Triangle considered mysterious?So far more than 1000 people have lost lives in this area...
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 Bee make or gather honey?This is a disputed question. Some authorities are of the opinion that the liquid collected by bees from the nectaries of flowers does not differ materially from honey...
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 Truth About BatsBats are among the world's least appreciated and most endangered animals, thanks to centuries of myth and superstition...
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 AnacondaYou might have seen the recent English film Anaconda, where these snakes are shown as giant man-eating monsters. Well...
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 All about riversFrom side to side water curves through the valley like a long snake. The life of a river begin in a small way, it may be a trickle of sparkling water fed by a cold mountain spring.
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 AfricaThe biggest desert in the world and the endless sand goes on and on for hundreds of miles...
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