Passion for Science

  FACTS ON SNAKES v Snakes do not have eyelids. They do have an eye ‘spectacle’ which protect their eye. This ‘spectacle’ comes away when a snake shed its skin. v Two-headed snakes are similar to conjoined twins: an embryo begins to split to create identical twins, but the process does not finish. Such snakes rarely survive in the wild because the two heads have duplicate senses, they fight over food, and one head may try to eat the other head. v A mysterious, new “mad snake disease” causes captive pythons and boas to tie themselves in knots. Other symptoms include “stargazing,” which is when snakes stare upwards for long periods of time. Snake experts believe a rodent virus causes the fatal disease. v The largest snake fossil ever found is the Titanoboa. It lived over 60 million years ago and reached over 50 feet (15 meters) long. It weighed more than 20 people and ate crocodiles and giant tortoises. v Although a snake’s growth rate slows as it gets older, a snake never sto...

Hi Readers! I am with another topic. I thought it would be boring if i have the Metals in Detail parts next to it itself and i also promise you that after few different posts i will bring metals in detail.  But the parts would not be continuing because i will have some new ,interesting topics in between each part. So to cheer you up, Let's see about comets. What is a comet? Comets are like a steroids, are small celestial bodies that orbit the sun like other plants. Parts of Comet Nucleus : the nucleus of a comet is composed of ice and rocky material. The nucleus of most comets ranges from about 10 to 100 km in diameter, though they can be as large as 100 km in diameter. Coma : the cloud of gases that forms around the nucleus as the coma is heated is know as the coma. These gases are usually a mixture of water vapor, ammonia, carbon dioxide. Dust Tail : the dust tail of a comet is composed of gases and tiny dust particles blown away from the nucelus as the comet is heated. The dust...

 Hi! I am back with "Did you Know" these awesome "Facts on Animals". Lets start. 1) The Grizzly Bear can run as fast as the average horse. 2)Koalas never drink water. Their name actually means "no water". 3) Dolphins sleep with only half of their brain and with one eye open so they can watch for predators and other threats. 4) Frogs don't drink with their mouths, they drink by absorbing water through their skin. 5) A mole can dig a tunnel 300 feet long in just one night. 6) Flamingo Feathers obtain their wonderful rosy pink colour from pigments in the organisms they eat. 7) Hippopotamus is considered to be the most dangerous animal in Africa, Hippos kill more humans annually than lions, crocodiles or snakes. 8) Alpacas can die of loneliness, which is why they're bought in pairs. 9) An orangutan named Fu Manchu repeatedly escaped from his cage at the zoo using a key he had fashioned from a piece of wire. Every time his zookeepers inspected him, he h...

  Hi Readers! I am back with an new topic. It is all about space. 7 Interesting Facts on Space Halleys Comet won’t orbit past Earth again until 2061. Discovered in 1705 by Edmond Halley, the famous comet was last seen in 1986 and is only seen once every 75 to 76 years. There may be a planet made out of diamonds. Research by Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet called 55 Cancri e — which has a radius twice Earth’s, and a mass eight times greater – may have a surface made up of graphite and diamond. It’s 40 light years away but visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Cancer. One day on Venus is longer than one year. Venus has a slow axis rotation which takes 243 Earth days to complete its day. The orbit of Venus around the Sun is 225 Earth days, making a year on Venus 18 days less than a day on Venus. In 3.75 billion years the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will collide. The Andromeda Galaxy is approaching the Milky Way – where our solar system...

  Hi  Readers! I am back with interesting topic. You might have guess what is it and yes it is 10  interesting Facts on Mexico.   The World’s  13th Largest  Country  Covering almost 2 million square kilometers, Mexico is the world’s  13th largest country  by size.  The  10th Most Populous  Country On Earth   With a population of over 129 million people, Mexico is the  10th most populated country  in the world, and the most populous Spanish-speaking nation on earth.  Mexico’s  Official Name  Is United Mexican States.   The official name of Mexico is  United Mexican States . The Land Of The  Jaguar   The largest wildcat in North America is the  jaguar , which can be found roaming the southern jungles of Mexico. The  4th Most Biodiverse  Country On Earth   Mexico is the  fourth most biodiverse country  on the planet. With over 200,000 di...

  Hi viewers! I am back with a new blog post. Today I am going to enrich you with facts on the categories of Plants, Earth, Animal, Nature, Energy Facts. Let us dive inside our topic today. Facts on Plant: 🌱🌵 1. Cucumbers are actually  a part of the melon family. 2. There are around 360 different kinds of carnivorous plants. 3. Some types of Bamboo can grow by a metre in just one day! 4. The bark of the Willow tree was the first source of aspirin, the well known medicine used to reduce pain and fever. Facts on Earth: 🌍 🌏   1. The earth consists of 70%water, which is only 0.25% of the Total mass of the planet. 2. The temperature of the earth’s core is around 7,500 Kelvin, which is hotter than the surface of the sun! 3. The axis of the earth is tilted at an angle of 23 degrees. This causes us to have four seasons in a year. Facts on Animals: 🐬🦚 1. Dogs  have two different air passages, one for breathing and another for smelling. This allows ...