A moonbow (also known as a moon rainbow or lunar rainbow) is a rainbow produced by moonlight. Other than the difference in the light source, its formation is the same as for a solar rainbow. It is caused by the refraction of light in many water droplets, such as a rain shower or a waterfall, and is always positioned in…
This Strawberry Moon is a special treat because it isn’t an ordinary full moon. It is more of a supermoon, appearing larger and brighter. WHAT IS A ‘STRAWBERRY’ MOON? June’s full moon is commonly known as the strawberry moon. The Old Farmer’s Almanac says that each Full Moon of the year goes by several names. In…
1. Smile more, be happy. Smiling can make us feel better and happy, but it’s more effective when we back it up with positive thoughts, according to this study: “A new study led by a Michigan State University business scholar suggests customer-service workers who fake smile throughout the day worsen their mood and withdraw from…
An 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson invented popsicle in 1905. He left soda powder and water outside overnight with its wooden stirrer still in the cup. The mixture had frozen in the chilly nighttime weather, and so the popsicle was born. He sold the treat around his neighborhood and a nearby amusement park and even…
Did you know that everyone has a unique tongue print? Just like fingerprints, our tongues have unique identifying marks (prints). The top of our tongue has a unique geometric shape and also physiological texture. Tongue Tongue is a vital internal organ well encased within the oral cavity and protected from the environment. It has unique features…
Venus takes about 243 Earth days to spin around just once. Because it’s so close to the Sun, a year goes by fast. It takes 225 Earth days for Venus to go all the way around the Sun. That means that a day on Venus is a little longer than a year on Venus. It…
Kitti’s hog-nosed bat is the smallest species of bat and arguably the world’s smallest mammal. Kitti’s hog-nosed bat was unknown to the world at large prior to 1974. Its common name refers to its discoverer, Thai zoologist Kitti Thonglongya. The mammal has a reddish-brown or grey coat, with a distinctive pig-like snout. Colonies range greatly in…
Spider, and Their Amazing Hydraulic Legs A big, hairy Spider skitters across the floor of your room; its eight, long, rangy legs moving almost robotically. It stops. Horrified, you picture its fangs clicking together, and its many eyes jerkily twitching to and fro. Suddenly, the spider scuttles under your bed. Though you wait five minutes…
Discovery of water on the Moon In September this year, the Chandrayaan-2 mission made for an international spectacle for its technological leap — before losing its Vikram lander. But its success came on the back of India’s first moon mission, Chandrayaan-1, which entered the lunar orbit exactly 11 years ago.For most of the 20th century, scientists thought the…
How do Dolphin’s Sleep? Dolphin’s sleep in a very different way to the way we humans do as they must still continue to surface to breathe. Humans have prolonged periods of unconscious sleep and we are not aware of our surroundings for periods of time while sleeping. Humans have a breathing reflex and when we…
