Most tanks and aquariums have a lot of rocks, gravel, plants, and other accessories inside them. These additions are mostly for aesthetics, but also to make the inhabitants feel at home. Certain fishes and other creatures you might keep in a tank may want to hide themselves at some point, for instance, … Read more
Mercury is a heavy metal, which is liquid at room temperature. And while we may only have seen it trapped in glass in thermometers, marine animals, unfortunately, have had a much worse experience. Being a part of the heavy metal family means that mercury stays where it reaches. It is not destroyed … Read more
Nature is full of wonders and strange things that would blow our mind if we look closely enough. From the mind-bending events taking place in space, to the amazing things animals and plants do on our own planet. The animal kingdom is full of all kinds of weird wonders and fantastical activities. … Read more
Like any of the animals on land, fishes also need oxygen to power their metabolism and survive. However, they don’t get oxygen freely like we do on land. They use the oxygen contained in the water for that, employing the gills to exchange the oxygen and carbon dioxide. The gills are to … Read more
The Amazon is the largest river in South America, as well as a notorious candidate for some of the deadliest fish found in the world. It is home to about 2, 500 species of animals. From the largest freshwater fish, the Arapaima, to the famous red-bellied piranha, with gnashers sharp enough to … Read more
There are a lot of questions from our ever-curious brains about our vast world. The complex body processes. Nature’s way of making life unfathomable, creatures and species that co-exist with humans, or even some that were already there even before humanity inhabit the Earth, why the sea is salty, why the rainbows … Read more
Have you ever wondered why beach water is salty while lake water is not? Ever thought about how this salt ended up within the sea? If yes, then let’s see what the story behind it is. The world that we live and breathe in was not always like this. When the earth … Read more
Dolphins, being air-breathing mammals, have to resurface every now and then to breathe fresh air. So, one wonders when and how they manage to get sleep. Dolphins are a small group of whales and like other whales they have lungs instead of gills. They breathe through a single nostril called the blowhole … Read more