Pak is a pet fish that resembles a piranha. Although native to South America, Pak is a popular breed around the world. Pacu is the oldest word in the Tupi-Gorani language of South America. The word means ‘fast eaters’. The most commonly grown variety in Kerala is the Red Bellied Pak. The names of the…
Fossils trapped for over 50 million years in the pastry-puff rock formation – technically known as flysch – along a 13-kilometer stretch of land on the western coast of Gipuzkoa have earned this place a spot in the European Geoparks Networks. Like a book written in stone, each stratum of flysch contains a 60-million-year-old chapter…
The biggest feature of the Mary River tortoise, which grows in fresh water, is its green hair. These are nothing but clusters of algae growing above the head and shell. The Mary River tortoise is the only species in its genus. All other species disappeared from the evolutionary history of Australia 40 million years ago….
Circular and other symbols found on farms in the United States are very popular. Stories abound that such giant signs, formed overnight, are the work of aliens or supernatural forces. A similar circular shape was formed on the river in West Brook, USA. This circle of ice formed in the river and spins like a…
How can waves flow in a square? All the visible waves reach the shore in the same straight line. Cross-sea is a phenomenon in which the same waves reach the shore in a rectangular or oblong shape. This cross sea is formed when the coastline strengthens along the coast. If you look at the pictures…
At the time of the formation of this phenomenon, boats and vessels at sea are more likely to capsize and cause accidents.
The Mariana Trench was discovered in 1875. U.S. Navy geologist Harmont Heiss explored the cause of the crater. He found that it was due to the erosion of the earth plates. It was a time when the United States and vice versa were developing competitive technologies to keep track of every move of the Soviet…
The space capsule is the simplest spacecraft to return to Earth from space. This is also called the re-entry module. Only the space shuttle and the space capsule bring the astronaut back to Earth. Now the space shuttle is off. Only the space capsule sends people back to Earth! It can be said that this…
Much of the knowledge we have learned through new discoveries will have to be changed. According to the National Geographic Society, the world’s oceans are five, not four. The National Geographic Society is a source of information for many maps around the world. The new announcement could make a big difference. The Southern Ocean in…
The ocean floor map or bathymetric map is prepared using eco sounding or sonar mapping. swath (terminology is the same for satellites) but ocean is such a large area that high resolution mapping is not done everywhere … so the ocean floor data on Google Maps is incomplete. ..
