The Mystery Of The Bloody Glacier

Over a hundred years ago in 1911, something strange was found in the glaciers of Antarctica. Griffith Taylor, an Australian Geologist, had discovered a blood-red stream pouring out of the ice cascades of Taylor Glacier. Popularly known as the Blood Falls, scientists had not been able to find the reason behind the blood-red liquid flowing through the ice- until recently. What Causes The Red Color? Initially, scientists believed that the red color came from the high concentration of red algae in the water. Red algae contain a pigment called phycoerythrin which reflects red light, making the...

Should Captive Dolphins Be Set Free?

Every year, many dolphins worldwide are captured and kept in small pens. These dolphins are fed fish instead of having to hunt for them. As a result, they start spending most of their time near the surface rather than underwater. They get out of shape and can no longer dive long distances. It affects their lifestyle greatly, and proves to have disastrous consequences. Thus comes the question, "Should captive dolphins be set free?” For a long time, people have pondered over this question, but nobody could know the answer. But now, we will have an answer. Two such bottle-nose dolphins, Tom and...

New Clouds Added To The Atlas

Over the years, cloud shapes have been standardized and recorded in the International Cloud Atlas. The atlas which was first released in 1896 has become an important tool for meteorologists-in-training and students who study aviation. This year, for the first time, the Cloud Atlas is being released in full online, as well as in print. The publication will be accompanied by a change that hasn’t occurred for 30 years: the addition of new clouds in the Atlas. The Science Behind Clouds Clouds begin forming near the ground, where the warmer air holds water vapor. Since warm air expands to become...

Guess the person

This is the picture of someone famous when he was young. Guess who - the first 3 to guess correctly will be declared winners.

 

 

 

 

 

 


It looks like this was a difficult one. But two folks (erikw, emerald) guessed the right answer: this is a picture of Donald Trump when he was a young man!

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