Three Newfoundlanders—Daniel, Theophilus, along with twelve-year-old Tom—were fishing in their little dory when they noticed an unusual object floating nearby. Out of curiosity they hit it with a boat hook. What a shock they received! Suddenly the waters foamed and a giant squid appeared, attacking them with its flailing tentacles, finally wrapping these around their boat and threatening to capsize it.

Quickly young Tom grabbed the hatchet they were using to cut bait and chopped off a te...

One of the most beautiful, ever-changing sights on earth is the sky. Its scope and grandeur simply stagger the imagination. The whole earth is enveloped with the sky’s endless majestic and colorful panorama. There are moments when the sky may be adorned in a royal canopy of blue, or dismal gray or in resplendent white. White billowy, cotton-like clouds called “cumulus” proclaim a fine spring day; gay featherlike clouds called “cirrus” tell that summer is here, and a sporty fall mant...

About sixty-five years ago Swiss physiologist Auguste Forel was breakfasting with his family on his garden terrace. Some bees discovered the honey and marmalade on their table. Each morning afterward the bees came to nibble at these at the same hour and in increasing numbers. Breakfast on the terrace finally became impossible and the family moved indoors.

The next morning Forel looked out the window and was surprised to see that the bees had returned to the terrace table at the usual time. B...

In the food chain animals are equipped to defend themselves and against their prey. How does moths do this against the Bats.

Bats enjoy a meal of moths and use their sonar equipment to catch them. But the moths have a highly sophisticated warning device that gives them time to fly for cover.

Bats locate moths by sending out ultrasonic chirps and the echoes tell them whether a moth is in reach or not. This device works well up to about ten feet, but beyond that, the echo grows too faint fo...

Humming bird is the name. It does series of maneuver that fascinates the eye when watched closely. The bird’s name is derived from the sound made by its wings.  One outstanding feature is their wing muscles. These represent an unusual 25 to 30 percent of the whole body weight. Ordinary birds flap their wings up and down. It is not the case with  hummingbirds. Their unique winglets pivot forward and backward, like oars. Although the movement is not circular, the effect is much like the per...