Archive for July, 2008

What are the oldest living animals?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Animal Life | No Comments »

The claim for oldest animal often goes to the Arctica Islandica clam - one estimated to be 405 years old was found while British scientists were studying how the marine ... Read more..

How many insect species are there?

Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Animal Life, Biology, Entomology | No Comments »

While insects are the most diverse group of animals on the planet, we don't have a very accurate count on the number of species. There are over one million named ... Read more..

How do snowflakes form?

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Chemistry, Earth Science | No Comments »

Snowflakes are the result of symmetrical crystallization of water molecules as they turn into ice crystals. Water molecules, when pass to crystalline solid state, such as in ice and snow, ... Read more..

How do spiders spin their webs?

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Animal Life, Biology | No Comments »

Masterfully. To spin a tale about the spider, member of the species arachnid, we must first examine the common thread that ties them together...the way they produce the silk they use ... Read more..

What is echolocation?

Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Animal Life, Physics | No Comments »

Echolocation is the ability to locate objects by bouncing sound waves off of them, and then measuring the time taken for an echo to return, and calculating the direction ... Read more..