Author: Abhiraj Gupta

Simplest animal on Earth

Abhiraj Gupta
Simplest animal on Earth

Trichoplax remains the simplest animal known on Earth having no mouth, no stomach, no muscles, no veins and even no blood. It even does not have front or back and is three cells thick only. You won’t believe it is thinner than paper. Trichoplax was accidently discovered in 19th Century by Franz Eilhard Schulze who was one of the best and top experts in Ocean sponges. He even had a laboratory full of beautiful and exotic sea creatures. Trichoplax was found hiding in a fishing tank and was dining on…

Seagulls eating food touched by humans

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Seagulls eating food touched by humans

Seagulls who are known to plague anyone who dares to eat with them now prefer food touched by humans as per new study conducted in Cornish towns located in South West England. The study was conducted on 38 gulls which were approached with two flapjacks under buckets in front of them with one of the flapjacks touched by humans. 19 gulls picked flapjacks touched by human researchers. This strange behaviour suggests that gulls are relying on human action to decide what they should eat. People usually get annoyed by gulls…

Why polar bears are eating & killing one another?

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Why polar bears are eating & killing one another?

Cases of Polar Bears killing and eating each other have risen due to melting ice and human activity in the arctic region resulting in erosion of their habitat as reported by a Russian scientist. Cannibalism has risen tremendously now though earlier such cases were reported but very rare ones as observed by Ilya Mordvintsev, a scientist at Moscow’s Severtsov Institute of Problems of Ecology and Evolution. This phenomenon is primarily due to lack of food for bears and males attacking females with cubs and to some extent due to rising…

Now! Pigeonbot has come to rescue

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Now! Pigeonbot has come to rescue

Developed by researchers at Stanford University, PigeonBots have come as a blueprint for this new generation as scientists have found greater value in these urban birds. Birds are very flexible and can bend their most of the body parts appealing to mankind as they can be made to do any task. Researchers bent the wings of dead Pigeons and found how wings were controlled and how the feathers were aligned. Based on these findings scientists built a robot with real pigeon feathers that could wrist and fingers could morph wing…

Bora Bora-The most beautiful destination on Earth

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Bora Bora-The most beautiful destination on Earth

Bora Bora located in south pacific island northwest of Tahiti in French Polynesia is a very beautiful island. Bora Bora known for its breathtaking scuba diving is surrounded by sand fringed islets and a turquoise lagoon protected by a coral reef. The island has a dormant volcano also with the name Mt Otemanu. The island is famous for romantic holidays and many affluent newlywed couples spend time in this majestic island. This is the centre of the romantic Universe where luxury resorts and spas dot the island with overwater bungalows…

Land of Wilderness

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Land of Wilderness

Here the temperature remains at freezing -40 degrees Celsius almost all year around! Unless it is summer where temperature hardly reaches 25 degrees Celsius! During winter the sun does not rise making it land of the midnight sun as it is dark round the Clock! In summers it is hardly dark as sun shines round the clock! Can you image which part of the planet it is? This is North West Territories, the largest Union Territory of Canada that spreads more than 1.3 Million Kilometer square. There is a tree…

Floating Solar Panel

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Floating Solar Panel

Floating Solar Panels are an array of panels that float on water which is generally artificial basin or lake. As a part of renewable energy market and an alternate source of energy solar panels have gained tremendous popularity since 2016 and increased market share. These floating Solars do not take any land space but their space is limited in water bodies which are necessary for electric connections and grid connections. While USA has been the first to demonstrate floating solar panels with first installation about 10 years in California, Japan…

Deadly Polar Bear

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Deadly Polar Bear

Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus) is a hypercarnivourous bear whose native place primarily lies in Arctic comprising mainly Canada, Norway, Greenland, Russia & USA. One of the most iconic and well loved species in the world, these are under serious threat and WWF has been making attempts since 1972 to save this species from human hunting. Human hunting other than Ice Melting has been one of the major and biggest sources of killing Polar Bears. I will present some of the interesting facts that you may not know about Polar Bears….

What happened-You are now over 40

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What happened-You are now over 40

I always thought I would never be old at least at heart. I generally never suffered from any chronic disease-Blood pressure, sugar, hyper tension etc. I walked a lot in the morning and evenings making no point in having any ailment. Though my eyes got irritated working all day on Laptop but I could not do anything. That is my bread and butter. That was my survival. I would go to the eye specialist who would give me eye drops to keep eyes moist. I would be fine in a…

Arguing with Wife

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Arguing with Wife

Do you argue with wife? I always told my wife,” Check each piece before you cook anything or even wash anything in water.” She always replied, “You are too much. I know what to do. I have been cooking for years. Don’t teach me my dear husband.” The last words “my dear husband” always melted me making me quiet. It was Friday evening -the beginning of weekend. I came from office at about 8.30 and saw White Beans dipped in a large plastic glass. Anandi said, “See. I will prepare…