A giant, brother of Ephialtes (q.v.). Both brothers grew nine inches every month. According to Pliny, Otos was forty-six cubits (sixty-six feet) in height. (Greek fable.) (See Giants.)…
(French for “yes”). A contraction of Hoc illud. Thus, hoc-ill', ho'-il, o'il, oïl, oï, oui. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894OutO'Trigger A B C D E F G…
Sources: NASA and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A new tool to help scientists, the media, and the public assess the potential danger of asteroids and comets, collectively called near…
Below is a list of the strongest and deadliest typhoons since 1900.
Typhoons are cyclones that occur over the West Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes and typhoons have identical definitions.
1906…
Measuring the RainWeatherMeasuring the AtmosphereThe Take on TemperatureIs the Pressure Getting to You?The Wind in the WillowsIt's Not the Heat, It's the HumidityMeasuring the RainPlacing the…
Flipping the food chain
Venus's flytrap
Most carnivorous plants eat flying, foraging, or crawling insects. Those that live in or around water capture very small…
by Robert Burns Epistle To A Young FriendA DreamAddress Of Beelzebub To the Right Honourable the Earl of Breadalbane, President of the Right Honourable and Honourable the Highland Society…
