The shark is a meat-eating fish and one of the most feared animals in the sea. There are over 300 types of sharks that live in oceans all over the world. Most of them live in warm seas but some sharks prefer colder regions like the seas around Antarctica. The first sharks lived in our oceans about 300 million years ago. […]
A coral is a structure made from millions of very small sea animals, called polyps. A single tube -shaped polyp is only an inch in length . At one end its mouth issurrounded by tentacles that bring sea animals toward it. Corals are very colorful and grow in many different sizes and shapes . They have a skeleton that is outside or inside its body. They can be […]
Cotton is a plant that produces fibers , which are used to make clothes and other products, like towels , carpets or sheets . Clothes made out of cotton areespecially light and comfortable . What Cotton is Used For Every part of the cotton plant can be used. The long cotton fibers are used to make cloth , the short fibers can be used in the paper industry. You can […]
A mammal is an animal that feeds its babies with milk when it is young. There are over 4,500 types of mammals. Many of the most popular animals we know are mammals, for example, dogs, cats, horses, cows, but exotic animals like kangaroos, giraffes, elephants and anteaters belong to this group, too. Humansare also mammals. Mammals live in all regions and climates. They live […]
Factory farming is a method of mass food production in which animals are kept in very confined areas in order to get the best possible profit. Factory farming wants to keep production costs low and sell cheaper food to consumers. Factory farming is a much discussed issue. Animal rights activists andenvironmentalists claim that this type of food production is dangerous to ourenvironment and forces animals to live in an unworthy way. On […]
Marine biology is the study of the ocean’s plant and animal life. Marine life gives us food, medicine and other raw materials we need. It also maintains tourism andprovides us with an area of recreation. Organisms in the ocean produce oxygenand help regulate the earth’s climate. Coasts are partly created by marine life; some marine organisms even help to create new land. Marine biology ranges from very small organisms, like plankton, to huge […]
Cloning occurs when you copy a living creature. Two clones have the same genes, small structures with information in them that tells them what the body of a living thing should look like and how it should behave. You get the genes from your parents. Many people think that cloning is only done by scientists in laboratories, but, in fact, cloning also occurs in […]
Fish are animals that live in water. They are vertebrates, animals withbackbones, and come in all kinds of shapes, sizes and colors. Fish firstappeared in the oceans of the Earth about 500 million years ago, long beforedinosaurs roamed our planet. Today there are tens of thousands of different kinds of fish and new species are discovered every year. Over millions of years fish have […]
Coffee is one of the most popular hot drinks in the world. Almost a third of the world’s population drinks coffee. People often meet at cafes or coffee shops for acoffee break during the middle of the morning or stop work in the afternoon to drink coffee. About 7 million tons of coffee are produced every year. Brazil is, by far, […]
Sugar is used as a sweetener all over the world. People sugar all sorts of food and drinks to make them taste better. Sugar is often added to tea or coffee and tocertain types of pastries. The food industry adds sugar to soft drinks and ice cream. Sugar is a simple carbohydrate, a substance that gives us energy. However, too much sugar can be harmful. It can cause obesity and tooth decay. People whoconsume too much sugar […]