Fact of the day – 11 January 2013

The two ends of a magnet are always different from each other. The end that points north, is called the north pole. The other end is the south pole. Poles of opposite kinds attract each other, while poles of the same kind...

Fact of the day – 10 January 2013

Most carnivorous plants make their own digestive enzymes. Some depend on bacteria to produce these enzymes; the bacteria cause the captured prey to rot and the plant absorbs the nutrients. Some carnivorous plants use bugs and insects as...