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Rafflesia Arnoldii Corpse Flower: Unusual characteristics’ Flower

9Nov

By Kino3 Comments

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Rafflesia Arnoldii Corpse Flower: Unusual characteristics’ Flower

Rafflesia Arnoldii Corpse Flower, because of its uniqueness and rarity, recorded as the world’s largest flower bloom. Rafflesia Arnoldii Corpse Flower rare bloom is found in the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia but a number of species are also found in Philippines. Fully bloomed Rafflesia Arnoldii (corpse flower) Total number of the species are 28 out of which 10 are found in Philippines. Alexander Shadenberg ,a naturalist , is the first who discovered Rafflesia in 1882 at the foothills of Mount Apo. This flower consists of only 5 large petals and does not contain any root, stem or leaf. It is a parasitic flowering plant. It depends solely on the host for its nutritional demand. Size: It grows up to 1 meter (3 feet) across diameter and weigh about 6 pounds when ful...

Tesla: First accident recorded in Florida, Ohio

8Nov

By Aqsa Azam1 Comment

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Tesla: First accident recorded in Florida, Ohio

Tesla changed the face of automobile with its autopilot option. But despite of every security option and reliability the company faces few problems in road. Tesla needs no introduction in automobile industry. Billionaire Elon Musk has this privilege to made such a car in the world. In 2014, Tesla introduces autopilot option in its car. Autopilot defined as The Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) — allows the vehicle to maintain its speed and lane centering. With the ADAS engaged, the driver still holds primary responsibility for identifying obstacles in the roadway or “adverse maneuvers by neighboring vehicles.” It means car drive itself while driver can take a nap or enjoy the ride without getting tired or bored. While few functions are still in human control. But it can identif...

Chernobyl Disaster: The worst nuclear disaster in history

8Nov

By AbdullahNo Comments

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Chernobyl Disaster: The worst nuclear disaster in history

The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear blast, that took place towards the North of USSR. Happened nearly 35 years ago, the disaster still continues to affect nearby areas Termed as the 'worst nuclear disaster in history', the Chernobyl disaster took place in 1986 at a nuclear reactor in the north of USSR. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when measured on a severity scale scores around 7, which is the highest on the International Nuclear scale. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster when compared to all other disasters, is the one that was the heaviest on both costs and lives. This disaster resulted in a mass evacuation and has made its surrounding areas contaminated to this day. When adjusted to inflation the Chernobyl disaster caused the USSR a financial damage of around $68 billion. Thi...

Car free cities: list of cities contributing to a better environment

3Nov

By AbdullahNo Comments

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Car free cities: list of cities contributing to a better environment

Cars have surely made our lives easier, however they bring harmful emissions and pollution alongside the utility it provides. While the world continues to use cars, there are still a few places that are completely free of cars Upon entering in the 21st century humanity had a big problem at hand and that was an ever increasing pollution. With the world constantly utilizing non renewable resources and leaving large amounts of carbon footprints the problem is difficult to solve. Governments alongside Environmentalists have been working hard to control environmental degradation. One such effort is the creation of car free cities and towns. When talking about CO2 emissions and carbon foot prints, vehicles especially cars are one big contributing factor in it. Statistics show that over t...

Giant Pandas: “Not Endangered” but “Vulnerable” to extinction

1Nov

By nidaa2 Comments

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Giant Pandas: “Not Endangered” but “Vulnerable” to extinction

Giant Pandas with their white and black coat, are admired by the world and considered as the national treasure of China. Scientific Name: Ailuropoda mellanoleuca Giant Panda Giant Pandas live in Southwest in temperate forest in mountains of China. They depend almost 99% on bamboo. They eat around 26 to 84 pounds of bamboos every day. There eating habit depend on what part of the bamboo they are eating. Why Endangered? Habitat destruction is one of the main reason of decrease in population of giant Pandas. Panda’s population gets smaller and smaller since the population of China increases. Humans have took their habitats and pushed them to smaller and inhabited areas. These factors push their classification to about 1800 numbers. Also Read: How Animals Behave toward...