Science

Rufous Night Heron (Nycticorax caledonicus)

The nocturnal habits and chunky, cinnamon-toned form set the Rufous Night Heron apart from other Australian herons. There is a higher percentage of them-up 85 percent-also carry the virus...

African Violet: Blooms All The Time in Winter

Almost any plant can be a houseplant if you want it to be, even a tree if it’s...

Spinifex Pigeon (Gould 1842): The Breathtaking Feathered Jewel

Family: The Spinifex pigeon (Geophaps plumifera) belongs to the Columbidae family and is one of three endemic Australian...

The Magnificent Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina)

Where do Snapping Turtles live? Snapping turtles are among the largest freshwater turtles. They are characterized by large heads...

Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes)

Range: One of the most common waders visiting Australia, the Grey-tailed Tattler (Tringa brevipes, previously Heteroscelus brevipes) can...

Liquefaction and Levees

Liquefaction and Levees - Potential Double Disaster in the United States Midwest. Liquefaction is a process during which sudden shaking of certain types of...

Icecaps and Glaciers – Fascinating Natural Phenomena

Icecaps and Glaciers are fascinating natural phenomena. They are also critical for life on Earth. That’s why it’s important to learn more about them....

The Electrocardiograph 1902

The Electrocardiograph 1902 Ever since Luigi Galvani’s pioneering studies in the late 1700s century. Scientists knew that muscle contraction generated weak electrical impulses. The Scottish...

What is a Star Made of? How Do They Shine?

What is a Star Made of? How do They shine? Every bright star is a sun, like our own sun. This means that stars...

Who Invented the Helicopter?

Who Invented the Helicopter - The long-time dream of humans to the flying machine that would rise straight up in an old one! It...

Atlantic Seaboard Fall line in Eastern United States

The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line or ”Fall Zone”, is a 1,400 kilometers escarpment where the “Piedmont” and “Atlantic coastal” plain meet in the eastern...

Wanderers – A Short Film By Erik Wernquist

Making this film has been a work of passion, and it is such an invaluable reward to see that it is received with the...

Earth’s Mysterious Humming Sound

For the first time, it has been reported that the Earth makes a strange humming sound on the ocean floor, which has been reported...

Ivanhoe Reservoir Covered With 400,000 Black Polyethylene Balls

Ivanhoe Reservoir Covered With 400,000 Black Polyethylene Balls - The Department of Water Protection in Los Angeles noticed high levels of bromated in 2007,...

Water – Vital Source to Increase the Life on Earth & Other Planets

Everyone knows the importance of water on planet earth; no one can survive without water. So water was a vital source to increasing life...