Did the Celts raise cattle? Celts farmed land. They needed meat to see them through harsh winters. So they raised cattle. One of their important feasts was the feast of Beltane on May 1. On this day, Celtic priests called druids chased cattle through bonfires...
What makes water evaporate? Water is a liquid. At the surface of the water are molecules. When water is heated, the molecules move so fast that they fly into space, escaping the force of cohesion which held them together. At this point water becomes gas...
What are the different kinds of fossils? It is not just dinosaur bones and teeth that have been fossilized. There are fossil imprints of their scaly skin, footprints, and nests of eggs. Fossilized dung has also been found. Sometimes fossils form when insects get trapped...
What are hallucinations? Sometimes people see things that are not really there like ghosts or other strange creatures or they hear voices. Unlike illusions, hallucinations are not the result of some external stimulation to the eyes or the senses. For instance, a mirage is an...
Why is the agave called the century plant? A mistaken belief is the reason why the agave plant is called the century plant. People thought that the plant bloomed only when it is 100 years old. But blooming happens within a few years unless it...
What are the uses of vitamin C? Vitamins are formed by plants or animals. Lack of vitamins can result in diseases. Vitamin C is found in fresh green leaves, roots, stems, buds and pods of plants. It prevents the disease scurvy. During the 17th century,...
Did male and female dinosaurs have different colours? It is quite likely that this was the case. Males and females are differently coloured in present day animals too. The males are often brightly coloured to attract females or warn off other males. The females have...
What were the homes of the Celts like? The houses of Celts had walls made of branches. These were covered with clay. They also had thatched roofs of straw or reeds. Usually there was a single, large room where the family cooked, ate and slept....
Which animal has a very deep voice? A tiger’s roar might send us scurrying for cover but not many of us know that the elephant can out-growl the fearsome tiger. While foraging for food among thick bushes, elephants emit deep growls to advertise their presence...
How did fruits and vegetables get their names? Names of all things we know have their own unique origins. The gooseberry was initially gorseberry. Gorse in Saxon meant ‘rough’. Gooseberry grows on a rough shrub. Strawberry is a corrupted form of strayberry as runners from...
