Pharaoh’s Island
Pharaoh’s Island (Arabic: جزيرة فرعون Jazīrat Fir‘aun) is the name of an islet north of the Gulf of Aqaba on the eastern coast of Egypt’s…
Geography
Difference between Flora and Fauna
The term ‘flora’ is defined as all the naturally occurring native plants of a particular region. Fauna is all the animal life present in a…
Breccia – a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals
Breccia is a term most often used for clastic sedimentary rocks that are composed of large angular fragments. It is a rock composed of broken…
Menorca Island, Spain
Menorca (Catalan: məˈnɔɾkə, Spanish: meˈnoɾka) or Minorca (English: /mɪˈnɔːrkə/ min-OR-kə; from Latin: Insula Minor, lit. ‘smaller island’, later Minorica), an island of the Balearic Islands…
BukuWarung, a startup digitizing Indonesia’s SMEs, rises new funding from Rocketship.vc
Focusing on digitizing the country’s 60 million small businesses, Indonesian startup BukuWarung announced today that it has raised new funds from Rocketship.vc and Indonesian retailers.…
Gillmor Gang: In My Room
As soon as we started developing a newsletter, the newsletter industry exploded. Twitter jumped to buying reviews, Facebook spread rumors of investigating the platform, and each…
Red Beryl – a one-source gemstone
Red beryl is a one-source gemstone that is extremely rare. It is a red variety of beryl. It was first described in 1904 for an…
Mallorca Island, Spain
The largest island in the province of the Balearic Islands (province) and comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), Spain, is Mallorca (Catalan: məˈʎɔɾkə, Spanish: maˈʎoɾka) or Majorca…
Surfing the Wind Could Cut Long-Distance Flights’ Environmental Costs
Researchers claim that the aircraft’s flying intercontinental routes are failing to drive the wind to their full potential, spending more money than necessary and emitting…
Nearly 300 New Lifeforms Discovered Living in Deep-Sea Volcano’s Scalding Jets
In the dark depths of the Pacific Ocean, next to a volcano beneath a piping heat, about 300 new lifeforms have been discovered, a team…
Shatter Cones
Shatter cones are distinctive cone or fan-shaped features in rocks, with radiating fracture lines that resemble a horsetail. These are rare geological features that are…
Smoky quartz – a translucent version of quartz
Smoky quartz is a gray, translucent version of quartz. The Smoky Quartz crystal is a grounding stone known for its ability to help you move…
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