The ozone layer is the layer with the highest levels of ozone (O3) in the Earth's atmosphere. This layer absorbs 93-99% of the ultraviolet rays emitted by the sun, which are harmful to terrestrial organisms: ultraviolet rays. About 91% of...
When a volcano erupts and subsequent lava flows engulf the mountain slope and surrounding lands, parts of the earth, due to their elevation, escape destruction. The land, which remains intact, is later turned into an island for plants, animals, and...
The deep-sea siphonophore is the longest living creature ever found on Earth. It is about 150 feet (46 m) long. Siphonophores are long-necked creatures with many clones. Siphonophores are not really an organism. Rather it is a bound colony of...
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