Orkney Islands – Islands of northern Scotland, consisting of 70 islands. It is famous for its various monuments of Neolithic tombs and Celtic tribes. Tourists are attracted by the rugged coastline and the island’s unique flora and fauna. Who is going to visit Scotland to see what the Orkney tourist sees? History of these islands…
The world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, is known as the two lungs of the earth. In 2011, the Amazon Rainforest was declared one of the New Seven Natural Wonders of the World. It is spread over an area of 7,000,000 square kilometers. It is located on the border of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela,…
Foreign media reports that a unique mission done by NASA to save the world was successful. It was the Dart mission launched by NASA. Image Credits: NASA/JHUAPL NASA’s 1st Attempt at Redirecting an Asteroid Here, a spacecraft with a weight of about 610 kg has been made to collide with an asteroid. Through this, NASA hopes…
A wildfire burning in a remote area just south of the Oregon border appears to have caused the deaths of tens of thousands of Klamath River fish, the Karuk Tribe said Saturday. The tribe said in a statement that the dead fish of all species were found Friday near Happy Camp, California, along the main…
Australian government ‘stunned’ by recommendation and will strongly argue the draft decision, environment minister Sussan Ley says The Great Barrier Reef should be placed on a list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, according to a recommendation from UN officials that compulsion Australia to take “accelerated action at all possible levels” on…
Expanding up in Sri Lanka in the 1990s, it was drilled into me from a previous age that my island was destined to be a maritime hub. At school, I was taught that Sri Lanka was once the heart of the maritime Silk Road, a network of industry ways that linked the east and west…
Based on parallel surveys conducted by the 2 countries, the new height measurement is not yet set in stone as scientists and mapmakers prepare to analyze the findings. 8848.86 meters! The new height of Mount Qomolangma, the world’s highest peak, is jointly announced by China and Nepal on Tuesday Mount Everest is marginally higher than…
