Of all the planets in the Solar System, Mars is the one people believe is most likely to contain or to have contained life. In 1900, a prize was offered to the first person to contact an extra-terrestrial being. However,… Read More ›
Month: December 2012
Amazing Creations – Raffia Palm
Raffia palm is a native to tropical Africa and has the largest leaves in the world which can grow as long as 80 ft! Raffia fibres have many uses, especially in the area of textiles and in construction. In their… Read More ›
Amazing Creations – Plants and Cosmetics
Plants have formed the basis of traditional medicine for thousands of years. The first records are from Mesopotamia and date from about 2600BC, and include use of cedar, cypress, liquorice, myrrh and opium poppy. Traditional medicine continues to be based… Read More ›
Amazing Creations – Pitcher Plants
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants whose prey-trapping mechanism features a deep cavity filled with liquid known as a pitfall trap. A plant is carnivorous if it attracts, captures, and kills animal life forms. It must also digest and absorb the… Read More ›
Amazing Creations – Mimosa Pudica (Tickle Me Plant)
The Mimosa Pudica (Tickle Me Plant) is known by many names. The ‘sensitive plant’, also known as ‘humble plant’, or ‘touch-me-not’, is a source of fascination to adults and children alike. When you gently touch the narrow fern-like leaflets they… Read More ›
Amazing Creations – Maple Tree
The Sugar Maple is one of the most important Canadian trees, being (with Black Maple) the major source of sap for making maple syrup; Sugar Maple being regarded as slightly better. Many maples can be used as a sap source… Read More ›
Amazing Creations – Giant Sequoia
The most massive living thing on earth is the Giant Sequoias in the Redwood Forest of California. There are taller trees but no other compares to its volume and weight. The General Sherman Tree, located in Sequoia National Park, is… Read More ›
Amazing Creations – Giant Kelp
Giant kelp looks like a kind of seaweed, but it is in fact the largest-known kind of algae. It grows in very long strands up to 65 m in length, and is fastened to the seabed with a root-like organ… Read More ›
Amazing Creations – Edible Plants
God has provided a free harvest of plants. There are 30,000 species of edible plants in the world. But just 20 of them, including corn, rice, and wheat provide 90% of the world’s food. There are poisonous plants but a… Read More ›
Amazing Creations – Dama De Noche
It means woman or lady of the night. It is an unusual kind of flower that emits sweet-scented fragrance only at night. It blooms at night and closes during the day. This is in stark contrast to most flowers! Unlike… Read More ›
Feed My Sheep 