The Sun is by far the largest object in the solar system. It contains more than 99.8% of the total mass of the Solar System (Jupiter contains most of the rest). It is often said that the Sun is an “ordinary” star. That’s true in the sense that there are many others similar to it.
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Ghana, officially called the Republic of Ghana, is a sovereign multinational state and unitary Presidential constitutional democracy, located along the Gulf of Guinea and Atlantic Ocean, in the sub-region of West Africa. Spanning a land mass of 238,535 km2, Ghana is bordered by the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, Togo in the east and
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Did you know that all spiders produce silk, but not all spiders make webs? It is this that divides spiders into two groups: weavers and hunters. Generally, web builders are poor sighted and wait for their prey to come to them. The hunting spiders rely on speed and relatively good eyesight to capture prey. It’s
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Whales are the mightiest creatures of the watery deep, and this has spurned a lot of stories – most of the time, fantastic myths actually – about this sea creatures. Look no further than this article as it considers and debunks five of these myths. 1. Whales can do lots of things underwater – they
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Does the title of the headline wonder you? It sure sounds almost impossible that new offspring can be brought forth without a fusion of male and female gametes. Initially, a virgin birth, also known as parthenogenesis was thought to be triggered by extreme situations since it was only documented among captive animals – perhaps as
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Every February 14 in Nigeria, and other places around the world, it is typical to have candy, flowers and gifts exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who was this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from? 1. The roots of Valentine’s Day can be traced all the
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Unlike most other aquatic animals, dolphins do not have gills because they are not fishes but cetaceans. Gills in fishes are adapted to help them breath while underwater, the gills function by absorbing dissolved oxygen in water, and replacing this with carbon dioxide – an excretory waste. Since dolphins are not fishes but mammals, and
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The animals featured here look harmless enough, but in real fact, they are blood-sucking vampires who have adapted several ingenious means to get their regular fix of blood meal. Mosquitoes may be bad, but they have nothing on these 7. 1. Vampire finch The tiny, ordinary-looking vampire finch is a close relative of its seed-eating
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Male and female of any species of living things would normally have clearly different anatomies. As regards sharks, what are some of these differences? Distinguishing the sex of a shark is easier than in most marine species. It’s all in the shark’s external anatomy. Male sharks have modified pelvic fins called claspers, while females do
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This is the second part in the series about the Benin Empire. It chronicles events about the start of the Empire’s importance, its first contact with Europeans, and what led to the gradual waning of its power, until its eventual demise. I am sure you will find this a great read. How did Benin become
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