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Facts About Dead Zones In The Ocean
The so-called ‘dead zones‘ are most often found in shallow waters, such as lakes or shallow sea coasts. However, circulating vortex movement, found in the Atlantic, preventing the exchange of water, so...
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Facts About Plant Seeds
Seeds are the reproductive body of types of plants known as ‘angiosperms’ – flowering plants – and ‘gymnosperms’ – the group that contains conifers.Every plant seed, regardless of its size or the...
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Facts About Wind Erosion
Ever wondered how desert stacks emerge, how huge archways appear out of the rock and how colourful stripes stretch along rocky ledges in the desert? All of these features are the result of wind erosion...
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Facts About Rubies Gemstone
Rubies are actually a type of rare mineral called corundum. Corundum is made up of densely packed aluminium and oxygen atoms, which are colourless on their own. However, when chromium ions replace some...
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Top 5 Weather Wonders Explained
Katabatic windFrom the Greek for ‘going downhill’, a katabatic wind is also known as a drainage wind. It carries dense air down from high elevations, such as mountain tops, down a slope thanks to...
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How Do Light Pillars Occur – Solar and Lunar
A rare atmospheric and optical phenomenon, light pillars are only visible under very specific conditions.They form when light from a source low in the sky – such as the setting Sun or even streetlights...
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What Is The Purpose Of The Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Deep within the Arctic Circle, on the frozen island of Spitsbergen in the Norwegian Svalbard archipelago, is a giant vault.It’s something you’d half expect to fi nd in a Bond movie: set 120 metres (394...
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What Is Firestorm Phenomenon
From tornado-force winds to superhot flames, dare you discover nature’s most violent infernos? Firestorms are among nature’s most violent and unpredictable phenomena. Tornado-force winds sweep superhot...
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Facts About Platinum – Most Precious Metal
Did you know that it is estimated that almost every fifth product contains platinum or that platinum is needed for its production… Many believe that platinum is the same as white gold and due to the...
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What Is The Most Common Place For Tsunamis
CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE The Cascadia Fault extends northwards for more than 1,000km along the west coast of North America, from northern California to midway along Vancouver Island in Canada. In 1700...
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Facts About Vitamins In Food
The food that we consume contains many important components, such as proteins, fats, carbon hydrates, water and mineral substances. But all this is not enough. In order to keep us alive, we need yet...
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How Does A Kingfisher Bird Hunt
While some of Earth’s creatures -the dragonfly, for instance – don’t particularly live up to their names, the kingfisher most certainly does. Indeed, this small but skilled riverbank predator is...
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