Archive for February, 2008


Jupiter - The Gas Planet


 
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the solar system but unlike Earth it has no ground to speak off. It is made up of dense helium and hydrogen, along with water, nitrogen, and other gases.
Despite it being gas that doesn’t mean things will just pass through it. In fact when the 21 fragments of comet […]

Autumn Trees & Leaves


Autumn is a time of great beauty with trees turning from a bright green to shades of brown and red, but why do these leaves lose their green color and become the yellow, orange, and red we associate with Autumn?
Well when the air temperature drops the chlorophyll inside the leaves starts to break down and […]

Hibernation, Migration & True Grit


 
Winter is a hostile season for both animals and humans but interestingly both approach the cold in different ways. Whilst humans will survive by keeping their homes insulated and wearing several layers of clothing animals take a slightly different route ? In fact scientists studies have shown that most animals fall into one of three […]

Spring Orphans - Rescue Them Not!


During spring reports of abandoned animal babies are very common, so much so that they even have their own name and are called spring orphans. Not only have they been deliberately left behind by their parents but most of them actually survive and grow up to be healthy adults due to the gentle spring time […]