Radiation is energy that is given out in the form of waves or particles from a source. Radiation can be in the form of heat, sound and light. For example, the heat from a hot stove or light bulb is heat radiation. Similarly, the warmth of the Sun felt while standing under it is due […]
A satellite is any object that revolves around a planet. A satellite can be natural or artificial. There are many natural satellites in our Solar system. The most commonly known natural satellite is the Earth’s moon. On the other hand, the artificial or man-made satellites are machines launched into space for a particular purpose. Some
• Common name : Wineberry, Wine Raspberry, Japanese Wineberry • Scientific name : Rubusphoenicolasius • Family : Rosaceae • Native land : Japan, Korea and China It is a perennial shrub with long arching stems up to 9 feet in length. Upright stems have red gland tipped hair and small spines. The leaves are alternate,
UFOs are ‘Unidentified Flying Objects’. The term ‘UFO’ for Unidentified Flying Object was coined by the US Air Force officer Edward Ruppelt in 1952. Some people call them ‘flying saucers’, while some call them ‘alien ships’. Various theories exist about what UFOs might actually be, but these are just notions as basically no UFO has
• Common name : Dragon Root, Wild Turnip • Scientific name : Arisaematriphyllum • Family : Araceae • Native land : Eastern and Mid-Western North America It is a herbaceous perennial flower, spring-flowering bulb. It produces one to two 3-lobed leaves 12 to 18 inches high. The flowers have two distinct parts: a spathe, and
The word ‘nebula’ is derived from the Latin word ‘nebulae’, which means mist. Nebula or nebulas cannot be observed with a telescope as they are faint misty places in the sky. There are two types of nebula present: galactic and extra-galactic. The first ones are found in the Milky Way. They are made up of
• Common name : Ivy, Canarian Ivy, Algerian Ivy • Scientific name : Hederacanariensis • Family : Araliacea • Native land : Canary Islands, Portugal, the Azores, and North Africa Ivy is an evergreen perennial climbing or trailing woody shrub or bush. Its beautiful thick, leathery foliage seems a little shinier than English ivy. The
• Common name : Hyssop • Scientific name : Hyssopusofficinalis • Family : Lamiaceae • Native land : Southern Europe eastward to Central Asia Hyssop is a small herbaceous or semi-woody perennial plant. It grows up to 1.5 feet tall. It has slim, woody quadrangular stems and narrow, elliptical, dotted leaves that grow in pairs
• Common name : Aaron’s Beard, St. John’s Wort • Scientific name : Hypericumcalycinum • Family : Hypericaceae • Native land : Southern Europe, South-Western Asia Hypericum is an evergreen shrub. It is a stoloniferous subshrub. It grows up to 1 feet tall. It is a fast growing plant. It has large, rose-like, five-petaled, yellow
• Common name : Bigleaf Hydrangea • Scientific name : Hydrangea macrophylla • Family : Hydrangeaceae • Native land : China, Japan and parts of Russia Bigleaf hydrangea is a deciduous shrub. It is a very popular flowering shrub. The flowers are mostly produced in June and July but newer cultivars (that flower on new
Comets are the tiny points of light found moving in the sky. A comet is a mixture of solid matter combined with gases; however, their origin is still a mystery. Comets upon coming in contact with the Sun, give rise to a tail. This tail is composed of fine particles and gases which are shot
• Common name : Hyacinth, Garden Hyacinth, Dutch Hyacinth • Scientific name : Hyacinthusorientalis • Family : Asparagaceae • Native land : Central and Southern Turkey, North-Western Syria, Lebanon Hyacinth is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant. It is a spring flowering bulb that produces the spikes of flowers noted for their intense, often overpowering, fragrance.
• Common name : Hosta, Blue Angle, Devil’s Advocate • Scientific name : Hostabressingham blue • Family : Asparagaceae • Native land : North-East Asia (China, Japan, Korea, and the Russian Far East) Hosta is a herbaceous perennial plant. It grows from rhizomes or stolons with broad lanceolate or ovate leaves. The leaves have wide
• Common name : Horseradish • Scientific name : Armoraciarusticana • Family : Brassicaceae • Native land : South-Eastern Europe and Western Asia Horseradish is a herbaceous perennial plant. It is a somewhat coarse vegetable that is grown for its pungent, fleshy roots. It has large, variably sized, dock-like, toothed, shiny, dark green leaves. It
• Common name : Pink Honeysuckle, California Honeysuckle • Scientific name : Lonicerahispidula • Family : Caprifoliaceae • Native land : California west coast of the United States Pink honeysuckle is a perennial vine shrub. It is a low-elevation woodlands shrub. It has distinctive leaves growing opposite on the stems, the uppermost pairs fuses at