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We know that there are certain organisms that eat plastic. In 2012, the students of Yale University found a mushroom that can survive by just eating plastic. It can breakdown plastic at a much more faster and efficient rate than previously known fungi and bacteria that eats plastic. This helps convert the toxic polyurethane into … Read more
Throughout the winter, there are thousands and thousands of common starlings that come from north. They can be seen flying in groups, with an enormous synchronisation, from late autumn and throughout the winter Common Starlings (scientific name:Sturnus vulgaris) form showy large flocks mainly as a defence against attacks. For many years experts have wondered how … Read more
Helicodiceros muscivorus or the dead horse arum lily mimics the anus of a dead animal to attract insects and aid pollination. This plant is native to the Mediterranean and particularly known for its flowers that smell like a rotting corpse. Its flowers give a strong, putrid smell of rotting meat that attracts blow flies. It … Read more
Acacia phlebophylla is a plant that grows exclusively in Mount Buffalo in Australia. This plant also is a source of the psychedelic drug DMT. DMT can be found throughout the plant – leaves, bark or stem. Because of its high DMT content(20% – 50%), it is also known as smokable Acacia. Because of the rarity … Read more
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world because for making just one pound of it requires plucking 75,000 flowers. It is found on the bulb of a rare flower, saffron crocus (Crocus sativus) and each flower has 3 stamens that are dethreaded manually. The saffron flower only blooms for 2 weeks in a … Read more
Eggplant is a “nightshade” food. Nightshade is a family of plants that contain a toxin called “solanine”. Solanine is a toxin released by this plant family into their fruits to make the fruit deadly to animals who try to eat them. However, in small quantities, as much as we have in our daily lives, is … Read more
Prairie dog language is complex. Their language contains words like “chee chee chee”, but there’s an underlying meaning behind it. Using this language, they can intimate their community of what specific danger is approaching them, for eg, they can make a different sound for an approaching human in a specific colored shirt, the height of … Read more
Color Blind People Can Spot and See Through Camouflage much better than a person with a normal vision. Color blind people have to learn to understand texture on surfaces and different shapes so that they are better able to differentiate and recognize objects. Due to this learning, their vision allows them to spot camouflage that … Read more
As per the Snake Detection Theory, humans can spot snakes better than they can spot spiders. Humans can see a snake even when it’s camouflaged or even if they just catch a brief glimpse of it. This may have to do with the fact that snakes are responsible for more deaths in humans than spiders … Read more
The scent of Jasmine can have therapeutic benefits. It could be used as an alternative medicine for depression, stress, anxiety, and sleep disorders. How can jasmine help boost your mood? Indoor plants can help improve the indoor air quality – this is now an established fact. Other than this, the scent and aroma of some … Read more