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Our Earth is the home for billions of species of plants and animals, out of them some species are familiar and some are rare to find out..but some plants and animal species are so strange that we can't believe that these are from same planet. These species look like an  "Alien". So in this article you are going to know about  "The most Alien-like creatures of the sea ever discovered on Earth". "The sea was the cradle of primordial life, from which, the roots of our own existence sprouted. Billions of years of evolutionary development brought forth an enchanting variety of forms, colors, lifestyles, and patterns of behavior. " — Werner Gruter, Writer Let's see some strange species which will leave you awestruck!!! 1. Sea Sapphire :- photo credit : sciencesource.com Sea Sapphire  are copepods - little crustaceous with long antennae that live nearly everywhere water is found. In blue Sea Sapphire , the distance between the cry...

The Greenhouse Effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This process increase the Earth's temperature. The Greenhouse Effect is one of the things that makes Earth a comfortable place to live. Why it is called Greenhouse Effect? Because the Greenhouse Effect works like a Greenhouse. A Greenhouse is a building with glass walls and a glass roof. Greenhouses are used to grow plants , such as tomatoes and tropical flowers. A Greenhouse capture heat from the Sun during the day. It's glass walls trap the Sun's heat, which keeps plants inside the Greenhouse warm - even in cold nights. If it weren't greenhouses gases , Earth would be an extremely cold , deserted planet. Plants couldn't grow and and animals like us wouldn't be able to survive. What are Greenhouse gases? Greenhouses gases are found in Earth's atmosphere. They can trap the solar radiation/ ...

Earth , our home, is the 3rd planet from the Sun . It's the only planet known to have an atmosphere containing free O2 , that is life air , ocean of water on its surface and of course, life . Earth is the 5th largest planet in solar system. About 74% of the Earth's surface is covered by liquid or frozen water , because of this, people call it "Blue Planet" . Because of it's water, Earth is the home to millions of plants and animals species. Early cyanobacteria changed the air and gave it oxygen. The living part of Earth is called "Biosphere". So let's have a look some interesting and mind-blowing facts about the planet Earth which will stunned you!!! 1. Earth is not flat, but it's not perfectly round either. The Earth's rotation creates an outward force that is highest at the equator and zero at the poles. This force results in the Earth being "Squashed" into a slightly flattened sphe...

"Amazon Rainforest fire is such a terrific scene", as we have never seen before, which start in 2019. As we know that Amazon Rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world and also it's a huge biologically diverse place on the Earth. About Amazon Rainforest The Amazon Rainforest is the home to 40% of the world's tropical forest and holds 20% of world's fresh water supply. It is also home to 10% of the world's species and 40,000 plant species and around 3000 varities of edible fruits, 430 species of mammals and millions of insects.   What is the reason of burning of the Amazon Rainforest? Though forest fires are common in the Amazon Rainforest during this period as it is a dry season in the Southern Amazon , the year 2019. According to the environmentalists, 99% of the forest fires are result of human activities either on purpose or by accident. Farmers and ranchers use fire generally to clean the land for ...

The Amazon rainforest is largest tropical forest in the world, containing some of the most biodiverse plant species. The Amazon rainforest is home to as many as 80,000 plants species from which more than 40,000 species play a critical role in regulating global climate and water cycle. Here is the list of some of the most wonderful and amazing plants of Amazon rainforest. 1 . Giant Water Lilies (Victoria amazonica):- These impressive Water Lilies have been seen in an Amazon River. It's very large leaf surface,can grow up to 46cm. In diameter . The leaves of this plant are so strong, they can support upto  136 kg . 2. Passion Fruit Flower (Passiflora) :- It's a   beautiful passion flower which is often seen in the Amazon rainforest. The leaves of the flowers are used as pain reliever and sedatives, and fruit is used to treat cough. 3. Monkey Brush Vine :- The interior part of Amazon rainforest c...

The Amazon Rainforest covering much of North Western Brazil and extending into Columbia, Peru and other South American countries, is the world's largest tropical rainforest , famed for it's biodiversity. Supporting a huge number of plants and animals and hugely important to our own survival. What's interesting about Amazon Rainforest:-   AmazonTropical Rainforest only cover about 6% of the Earth's surface , but they are home to more than half the world's total plants and animals. Around 80% of the food we eat originally came from rainforests like coffee, chocolate, rice, tomatoes, potatoes, bananas, black pepper, pine apples and corn etc. The Amazon forest floor is almost completely dark with the less than 1% of the available sunlight making it through the tree canopy above. There are around 3000 fruits found in rainforest and in the west we make use of around 200 of them. However indigenous tribes make use of over 2000. We often thin...