Author: Kinooze Learning
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Our Tallest friend – Hyperion Tree
Meet Hyperion, that is the name of our tallest living friend. It is the tallest living thing on earth. This tall redwood is named Hyperion after a Greek God of beauty. He is 379.1 feet tall! It was found almost 6 years ago in 2006 by naturalists Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor at a Redwood National Park. The tree…
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India’s own Mission to Mars
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently made an announcement that India will send its own mission to Mars in near future. “This spaceship to Mars will be a huge step for us in the area of science and technology,” Dr. Singh said. India will be the sixth country to launch a mission to the Red Planet…
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What is a Galaxy?
“Our solar system is a part of milky way”… Have you ever heard someone saying this? And then have you wondered what Milky Way is? Solar system is of-course, the group of Sun and all the other nine planets. Milky Way is a galaxy. Hmmm again confused? What is a galaxy? You might think that all the…
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TV is not a Baby Sitter
Most of us know that but still many a times knowingly or unknowingly use TV as a babysitter. Watching TV is not a problem but only if it is used in moderation. As long as kids are watching age appropriate programs for a limited amount of time it is refreshing for them. This becomes a…
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Eyeless Spidey? Howdy?
We know that a lot of insects are blind but not to have eyes at all..Yes! scientists have now discovered an eyeless huntsman spider. Sinopoda scurion is the first eyeless huntsman spider in the world. This is indeed one of the oddest spiders ever discovered. This species has been shown to have adapted to living in the cave…
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What is a Gold Rush?
Have you ever heard about the gold rush ? Ever wondered what it is? A gold rush was a time when thousands of people migrated to places that reported of gold deposits. Wow! Most of the major gold rushes took place in 19th and early 20th centuries. Gold rushes were always filled with excitement as a lot of people thought…
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Sunita Williams wishes Indians from Space
Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams wished all the indians a very happy independence day from her temporary home, the International Space Station(ISS). Sunita also proudly unfurled the Indian flag. Her Indian roots lie in Gujarat as her father is from Gujarat.”You know that I am half Indian. My father is from Gujarat. So, I am familiar…
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Vital Vitamins
Ha Ha! That’s a good one!! But I also know the real reason that makes carrots good for eyes. Carrots provide our body with an essential vitamin A. Vitamins are substances that are needed by the body for proper development. There are not one or two but many vitamins that our body needs daily. Let us…
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Growing Concern over Arctic Meltdown
Arctic is the name of the region that is around the north pole. The weather in arctic is mostly very cold winters and short cool summers. In recent times, due to global warming, arctic glaciers and ice caps have been fast melting. But what is shocking now is that arctic ice is melting at its fastest pace ever.…
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Coppersmith Barbet
Wait! Is it a coppersmith named Mr. Barbet? Well it could almost be that but here we are talking about a very beautiful bird. The red forehead, yellow eye-ring and throat patch with streaked underside and green upper part differentiates it from all the other birds. It gets its name from the fact that its calling (…
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India’s 66th Independence Day
Every year on the 15th of August, Indians are reminded that on this day years ago we got our freedom back. Freedom that was snatched away from us. Long ago, the Britishers came to our country as traders and requested if they could do business with us, that they could be guests for some time in our…
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Canary Islands Fire Uncontrollable
The Canary Islands Wildfire are on the verge of becoming a disaster now as the firefighters are unable to control these fires. Five planes and seven helicopters are supporting firefighters on the ground. “About 25% of the Garajonay nature reserve, a Unesco World Heritage site, has been destroyed by fire. The area measures about 750 hectares (1,853…