The smell in flowers comes from the special oils that are produced in the petals, as the plant grows. When this oil evaporates, which it does very easily, it gives off a fragrance which we can smell. Various combinations of chemicals in the oil of different flowers result in a variety of smells – some pleasant like those in roses …

Coconut and palm trees grow in height. They have something called sclerenchyma fibres present in their trunks. It is a type of plant tissue which grows vertically and does not allow the coconut and palm trees to branch out. Funny Logic Nature has allowed them to grow tall, but has divested them from them the privilege of branching out. To …

साध्यान चेतना की विशुद्ध अवस्था है – जहां कोई विचार नहीं होता, कोई विषय नहीं होता। साधारणतया हमारी चेतना विचारों से, विषयों से, कामनाओं से आच्छादित रहती है जैसे कि कोई दर्पण धूल से ढका हो। हमारा मन एक सतत प्रवाह है -विचार चल रहे हैं, कामनाएं चल रही हैं, पुरानी स्मृतियां सरक रही हैं – रात-दिन एक अनवरत सिलसिला है। …

The nutritive watery juice of a young coconut kernel is supplied to the fruit by the plant through its conductive tissues (xylem and phloem). The coconut fruit has a three-layered wall_the husky outermost epicarp, followed by the fibrous mesocarp and the innermost endocarp. The endocarp is impervious to air and water an hence, prevents the juice from evaporating. Funny Logic …

Trees or plants have a varied requirement of water which is determined by the kind of humidity, temperature, sunlight and water sources they are exposed to. Depending on the degree of evaporation of water from the plant, a narrow or a broad ring is formed on the stem. One ring indicates one year of growth in a tree. So the …

People regularly exposed to a combination of road, rail and plane noise are at a high risk of developing a pot belly, a new Swedish study has warned. Road traffic noise is linked to a heightened risk of developing a mid-riff bulge, researchers said. Exposure to a combination of road traffic, rail, and aircraft noise may pose the greatest risk …

Nun, gimel, heh, and shin, See the wooden dreidel spin. Nes gadol hayah shin, If I’m lucky I will win! I play with my new dreidel upon the shiny floor. I ask some friends to play with me- we must have two or more. I give the players pennies – the same amount to each. We sit down in a …

Apprehension, concern or fear stimulates the sympathetic nervous system of the body. Sympathetic stimulation has a direct effect on glandular cells of salivary glands. That causes reduced secretion of salivary glands because sympathetic stimulation causes vasoconstriction of blood vessels supplying the salivary glands. It also causes the formation of concentrated secretion. As a result, the mouth feels dry whenever there …

Silk is the natural fiber produced by silkworms and is made from the juice secreted from the mouth of these insects. Silkworms are fed on the leaves of mulberry trees. In about 25 days, they make cocoons around themselves. One-fifth of the weight of a cocoon is silk. The silkworms are killed in hot water and silk is spun out. …

When we blush, we go red in the face, particularly in the cheeks and neck. Sudden emotion, such as embarrassment, a sense of shame or pleasure, causes the very small blood vessels just below the surface of the skin to deflate. As these capillaries are full of blood the skin look red. Blushing is most noticeable on a pale-skinned person. …