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“The Knowledge Library”
Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
Knowledge for All, without Barriers…
Selenography is a type of lunar science. Selenography refers to the scientific study of the physical features on the moon’s surface. Selenography is a branch or a sub-discipline of selenology (lunar science). The term selenology is borrowed from the Greek language …
Entomology is the study of insects. Entomology is a branch of zoology that specializes in the study of insects. The term entomology is derived from the ancient Greek words entomon, which mean “insect,” and –logia, meaning “study of.” Historically, the term “insect” was relatively vague and …
Stars and material falls into a black hole. A black hole is a space object that has such powerful gravity that not even light can escape it. The reason a black hole pulls with enormous gravity force is that a …
The octopus has three hearts – two hearts that drive blood through the gills, and one drives it through the bloodstream of the rest of the body. It also has intricately built eyes that see very well. It is considered …
X-Chromosomes with DNA carrying the genetic code. What is the difference between immortality and biological immortality? “Immortal means you don’t die at all,” answers Thomas Bosch at the University of Kiel. No living organism that can not be destroyed by …
American Symbol – Statue of Liberty. The image of the Statue of Liberty is one of the staples which are immediately associated with the US. Situated on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor, the statue, 305 feet and 1 inch tall, …
The sense of smell is extremely important for this species survival, which is witnessed in the fact that almost one third of their brain is allocated towards it. Sharks have a special feature – their teeth are able to detect …
A granular material is made up of solid macroscopic particles that interact with one another but lose energy while doing so. Granular materials are solids that can flow and behave like liquids. Examples of granular materials include sand, coffee, nuts, …
Ebola was discovered in Africa for the first time in 1976. Over 500,000,000 people worldwide contracted Spanish Flu. A pandemic is the spread of an epidemic globally. When there is a disease outbreak, the most worrying thing is how the …
Darwin spent over twenty years collecting data to prove and develop his theories of evolution, including that of natural selection. How natural selection works can be classified in many ways. Natural selection is thought by some to have been a …
Capitalism can be defined as an economic system in which the economy of a country is controlled by private owners that profit from it, and not the country itself. Capitalism is an economic system in which the economy of a …
Portrait of a loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta). Many turtle species hibernate on the bottoms of frozen lakes and spend their winters in that state – they do not use their lungs at all while doing so. Loggerhead turtles typically stay …
The first people that started dividing days into 24 parts were the ancient Egyptians. The Egyptians mostly used sundials and water clocks to keep track of time. The person that brought order into everything and introduced the 24-hour day as …
The continent of Africa is as mysterious as it is beautiful. According to experts that research the history of the African continent, the original ancient name of Africa was Alkebulan. This name translates to “mother of mankind,” or “the garden …
Roman numerals refer to a specific numeral system that can be traced back to ancient Rome and were the primary way of writing numbers in Europe until the Middle Ages. The numbers are represented as letters in this system, and …
There are many theories that tackle the ideas that explain the end of the universe. The universe is still expanding, 13.8 billion years ago from the Big Bang, so technically speaking – there are no borders. One fact that is …
A Redbull ant in Australia. Ants are eusocial insects that belong to the order Hymenoptera together with bees and wasps. They evolved about 140 million years ago from wasp-like insects, and currently, over 12,500 ant species have been classified. Ants live in …
Bats are the only mammals with the ability to fly. Bats are the only mammals with the ability to fly. Bats are classified in the order Chiroptera, which is further subdivided into Yangochiroptera and Yinpterochiroptera suborders. The forelimbs are developed …