Mermaids are imaginary creatures that exist in legends and folk tales. They are half human and half fish and are believed to be living in deep oceans and seas. According to Greek mythology, mermaids cause the death of sailors. Some German folk tales also mention mermaids; they denote them as Rhine Maidens who live in […]
Civilization is related to the evolution of man and man’s lifestyle. The early man used to live like an animal. Slowly, he invented fire and made crude tools. He started hunting animals and cooking. Eventually, groups of people started living together. Tribes developed various modes of communication and cultural customs. They started farming and taming
Niagara Falls is connected with the Niagara River. This river flows out of Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. According to geologists, these falls are not more than 10,000–15,000 years old. During the Ice Age, the Niagara region was covered by glaciers. Slowly, the glaciers melted and Lake Erie was formed. Eventually, Lake Erie water overflowed
• Common name : Angel Wings, Elephant Ear • Scientific name : Caladium bicolor • Family : Araceae • Native land : Northern South America Caladiums are tuber-rooted tropical flowering perennials. They have no stems. Arrowhead-shaped leaves are of various shades, ranging from green mottled and blotched with pink, red, white or combinations thereof often
• Common name : Poor-man’s Asparagus • Scientific name : Blitum bonus-henricus • Family : Amaranthaceae/Chenopodiaceae • Native land : Central and Southern Europe Good King Henry is an annual or perennial plant. It is a dark-green, succulent plant, which grows up to 2 feet. The leaves are broad, triangular to diamond-shaped, with a pair
The Nobel Prize is one of the highest honours awarded to a person. It is a globally recognised award. One of the most interesting things is that this award is named after a person who worked on products related to destruction. Alfred Nobel invented and patented dynamite, detonators for explosives and gelatine. Nobel thought of
• Common name : Golden Chain, Golden Rain • Scientific name : Laburnum anagyroides • Family : Fabaceae • Native land : Southern Europe from France to the Balkan Peninsula Golden chain is a large, robust, spreading deciduous flowering tree with glorious, golden-yellow spring colour every year. It grows up to 5-25 feet tall. It
• Common name : Garlic, Poor Man’s Treacle • Scientific name : Allium sativum • Family : Amaryllidaceae • Native land : Mediterranean area Garlic is typically grown as an annual herb and vegetable. Its segmented bulbs are commonly used in cooking. The foliage consists of aromatic, linear, flattened, grass-like green leaves. The bulb is
• Common name : Garland Chrysanthemum, Crown Daisy • Scientific name : Glebioniscoronaria • Family : Asteraceae • Native land : Europe and Northern Asia Garland chrysanthemum is a flowering annual plant. The plants are used as vegetables. They are about 12 inches tall. The leaves have the familiar chrysanthemum-like lobes. They are succulent with
Recession is related to business. When businesses all over the country are not doing well moderately, there is said to be recession. It affects the people attached to a business, like workers, bankers, labourers, etc. The bad effects of recession are: people lose their jobs, shops are shut down, sales of things also go down,
• Common name : European Frog-bit • Scientific name : Hydrocharismorsus-ranae • Family : Hydrocharitaceae • Native land : Europe and parts of Asia and Africa European frog-bit is an annual herbaceous free-floating aquatic plant. Frog-bit is fast growing and spreads rapidly by stolons. It has no roots attached to the bed of the water
Miracle is related to religious beliefs or supernatural events. It is believed to be against the laws of Nature. For example, a person survives a fatal accident or a person recovers from a life-threatening disease. Miracle is closely bonded with religion. At times it gives rise to superstitions and wrong practices too. For example, some
• Common name : Foxglove, Common Foxglove, Purple Foxglove • Scientific name : Digitalis purpurea • Family : Plantaginaceae • Native land : Temperate Europe It is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant. The name foxglove is derived from the shape of the flowers, which resemble the fingers of a glove. The plant grows
• Common name : Four o’clock, Marvel-of-Peru, Beauty-of-the-night • Scientific name : Mirabilis jalapa • Family : Nyctaginaceae • Native land : Tropical America Four o’clock is an ornamental perennial plant. The plant is called four o’clock because its flowers, from white and yellow to shades of pink and red, sometimes streaked and mottled, open
An observatory is a place where objects in space such as the sun, the moon, planets, etc., are observed and studied. In ancient times, people used to watch the sky from the towers and temples of their cities or from the top of pyramids. The most famous ancient structure used as an observatory was the