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Is there a fish that can live out of water for a considerable length of time?

Only a few types of fishes can survive in terrestrial environment for more than a couple of minutes. Perhaps best known is the mudsk...

Which is the oldest living tree in the world?

For many years, a pine tree code named WPN-114 (photo, below) in the state of Nevada of the USA was known to be the oldest tree in e...

How do migratory birds mange to fly non-stop all the way to their breeding ground thousands of kilometres away?

In preparation for their arduous journeys many migrant birds accumulate generous deposits of fat shortly before embarkation—as much as...

What is the reliably measured highest and longest jump that a kangaroo has been able to achieve?

There are over 50 species of the kangaroo family, the biggest of which-the Red kangaroo of the arid plains of central Australia. Adu...

How do plants manage to turn towards the light?

It is easy to think of plants as inert life forms that simply sit at one place, soaking up sunlight and water. Yet plants are capabl...

How is a pearl formed inside the seabed oyster? Which has been the highest-priced pearl?

Pearls are produced when a tiny piece of grit or sand becomes trapped inside the shell of an oyster. This irritates the oyster, which ...

Your dog understands what you tell him

It is now confirmed - your dog understands what you tell them . Placing dogs in a MRI scanner , researchers from Hungary canine...

Do viruses get sick or die like all living things?

Death apart, years of debate have centred around the question of whether viruses are living or non-living things in the first place. T...

When lightning strikes the sea, what happens to all the fish? Do they die?

Lightning is basically a bolt of high-powered electricity which prefers to travel along the path of least resistance, i.e. through a g...

Among all species of spiders in the world which is the most venomous?

Most naturalists agree that the spider called the black widow, native of Americas, is the dealiest of all. Female of this species,...

Smallest bird in the world

All the people are very curious to know which is the smallest bird of the world... Yes it is a species of hummingbird. It is gener...

Why does the skin of a banana, kept in refrigerator, soon turn black?

Bananas being a tropical fruit do not withstand cold climate. As long as they are not ripe they are not affected by ‘frost bite’, ...

Why do snakes have forked tongues?

Snakes are deaf and unable to hear air-borne sounds. Instead, they detect vibrations on the ground through their bodies. A ...

Among the fruits commonly eaten raw, which fruit is the most nutritive?

Undoubtedly, it is avocado, a fruit native to tropical Central America and introduced into India probably in the beginning of the 19th c...

Which is the largest crab in the world and how big is it?

Crabs belong to the class of animals that are known as crustaceans, i.e. the creatures that have their skeletons on outside of the body ...

Which tree yields the lightest wood in the world? And which tree is made of the heaviest?

Both the extremes present an interesting contrast and it’s fun to know. The lightest wood is that of the balsa tree, which grows prin...

Scientists amazed by how much dolphins remember

LONDON: A scientific study shows that dolphins are the animals with the greatest memory-storage capacity after humans, according to...