Why are Male Birds more Beautiful than their Partners?

Birds are some of most beautiful animals in the world. Birds are homeotherms with feathers, wings and they reproduce with laying eggs. Also, many of them are able to fly. They look unusual, but they are group of animals which are widespread all around the world.

They live in every part of our planet and most of them are very beautiful. In the world there are around 10,000 different species of birds and every species has different feather color and different voice. It’s interesting to notice that male bird species are more beautiful than their female partners and in many cases they sing better than females. 

What is the reason for that?

Well, it’s simple. They have more beautiful feather colors in order to attract their female partner with the beauty. In many cases female birds select their male partners. 

Also, some male birds make nests for the female and decorate them with flowers. Female birds don’t need to be beautiful. Their role is to select the male partner.

Nevertheless, all birds are wonderful animals and some scientists even believe that they have evolved from dinosaurs.

 Look at some beautiful birds in the video.

Why Do People and Animals Have Two Eyes?

The eyes are the organs which allow us and many other animals to see and perceive the environment. They are sense organs which have appeared hundreds of millions of years ago and they kept on changing afterwards.

Humans and some other animals notice the highest level of eye evolution. Different groups of animals have evolved differently and because of that they all have different shape, position and size of the eyes.

However, every animal in the world has two eyes and this is for a reason. 

Humans have two eyes to perceive depth and look better. Also, two eyes allow us to perceive the distance between the objects and ourselves.

Each of the eye gives a slightly different picture. Every eye sees a 2D picture and then these two pictures are transferred to the brain. These pictures are combined in the brain and then the brain gives us 3D dimension. Driving the car, eating or picking up things would be impossible with only one eye.

To achieve truly good 3D vision, evolution has put the two eyes to the front of the head facing forward. Some animals, like fish and reptiles have eyes on the sides of the head. This allows them to see around them in 360 degrees, thus spot the enemy. Most of them don’t 3D vision and they cannot see well.

Our physiology including the features of eye is perfect because of evolution. 

There is a Tree that Grows Tomatoes

Most of us know that tomato is a plant which has a relatively small stem with numerous fruits growing from it. The tomato is a very popular plant and it is native to the rain forests of South America. Could you imagine a tree which grows tomato as a fruit?

A group of Russian naturalists successfully created a real tomato tree. This plant is called “Octopus” Tomato Tree and it can grow up to 8 meters for a period of 90 days. The first 8 months the tree doesn’t grow fruits and during this period the tree is being formed. 

The life time of an octopus tree is 1.5 years and it grows over a surface of 50 square meters.

The most awesome part is the number of fruits which this plant grows. The octopus tomato tree gives 14,000 tomatoes, or 1,500 kilograms of tomatoes. That is a lot of tomatoes and these fruits are not GMO. This plant is a hybrid and it is created which fusion of two different species of tomato. Hybrid plants are not GMO and the fruit of the octopus tree is healthy and sweet like other normal tomatoes.

This is a proof of the many possibilities of modern science. To have this tree you must have a lot of money, and enough space. 

See the octopus tomato tree in action. 

Alexandria Genesis – the Most Beautiful Mutation

Alexandria genesis, also known like The Purple eye is a very rare genetic mutation which causes small number of conditions. Believe it or not, we still don’t known if this disease actually exists.

People who would have the condition would notice a change of color to purple in their eyes after six months of life.

 During the puberty and the rest of the life the purple color would only become darker. People with this condition would have hair only on their head, they would have high metabolism and women with this condition would not menstruate, but they would be fertile.

Also, these humans would live more than 150 years.

 Their metalic and pale skin would be resistant to sunburns. These people simply wouldn’t be growing old after their 50^th year and the mutation would be transferred to their children, getting stronger with every new generation. 

These facts maybe look fantastic, but the question is: does Alexandria genesis exist?

Scientists think that this mutation is not real. 

Violet eyes are technically possible but they are extremely sensitive to sun light. To be fertile without menstrual periods is biologically impossible. Some animals have this condition, but human anatomy and physiology are different and fertility and menstruations are always connected.

 Humans with white skin color are more sensitive to sun. Having hair only on the head is possible (Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome), but when it happens to women, they do not have a uterus, they are infertile.

 Such high metabolism is impossible, because the body would be too hot on that level. Also, the oldest human who ever lived was 122 years old and the age of 150 years seems unreachable right now.

However, there has been a real case of a person born with these conditions in 1329 in London. The girl is known as Alexandria and she was born with purple eyes and her children and grandchildren lived well over 100 years.

 It is fun to imagine people with these incredible characteristic exist, but unluckily they don’t. 

Maybe humans will mutate someday to have these features.

10 Awesome Facts about Roses

Roses are one of most beautiful flowers in the world. The rose is a plant that usually has sharp prickles.

 The flower has five petals and every species has a different color and essence of the flowers. Roses are used in medicine for making drugs. These beautiful plants have numerous characteristics, but here are the ten most amazing facts about them. 

1. The oldest fossil of a rose has been discovered in Colorado and it is 35 million years old.

2. You can find this plant in every country in the world. The rose is one of most spread plants in the world. It has successfully adapted to every clime on Earth and because of that it is a truly universal flower.

3. The Netherlands is the biggest producer of roses in the world.

4. In fact, black roses don’t exist and usually they are dark red roses which people sometimes perceive as black.

5. 54 percent of Ecuador’s land is filled with roses.

6.  In the world there are 15,000 species of roses and every species has different flower, color and essence.

 7. Cherries, apples, peaches, pears and almonds are related to roses.

8. The most expensive roses in world cost 24 £ and they are multicolored roses (rainbow roses).

9. The rose is a sign of love, peace, desire and passion.

10. Roses have medical properties and they are used for preventing the cancer growth. 

Roses are plants which have many interesting characteristics. They exist for at least 35 million years and they will probably exist much longer. 80 percent of people pick roses as their favorite flowers.

Did You Know That There Are Also Red Natural Bananas?

The banana tree is one of the most famous plants in the world. Many of us know the banana fruit as yellow. But that is not always correct. In the world there is also a type of banana with red skin color. The name of this beautiful fruit is red dacca banana.

This species of banana is identical to the other banana plant species. The only difference is in the fruit. Banana fruits of these plants are smaller than yellow bananas and they have red skin color. 

Also, they are sweeter in taste and much softer than other banana fruits. The Latin name of red banana tree is Musa acuminata.

Red dacca banana is native to Central and South America and Australia. The plants grow up to seven meters and have very big leaves. When ready for harvest they are still green, but with the time they become red.

These bananas are very popular not only for their red color, but also for their sweet flavor, which is the reason why they’re used for desserts.

Look at the video to discover more about this interesting fruit.

The Exotic Fruit That Kills Cancer Cells

Cancer is one of most spread diseases in this world.  Scientists can’t find a way to destroy this disease and stop its spreading. But, not many people know that there is a plant that grows deep in the forests of Central America and the Caribbean called guyabano or graviola. 

It belongs to the family of apples (Annonaceae) and its Latin name is Annona muricata. The tree can grow up to 4 meters and its leaves have an oval shape and dark green color. 

The fruit of the plant also has a dark green color and it’s usually called soursop because it has a slightly acidic taste when ripen.

 The fruit grows large. It can be up to 30 cm long and can weigh 10 kilograms. 

Its seeds are dark, inedible and contain 24 percent oil. This plant became popular once it was proven that can fight cancer. Scientists isolated the compound called cis-annonacin. This compound selectively identifies and destroys the cancer cells in the colon. The extract from the tree effectively identifies and kills 12 different types of cancer including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer. 

Every part of this amazing plant is an effective killer of cancer cells. The seeds from the plant are inedible because of their high level of annonacin, which is a neurotoxin (strongest alkaloid in world). 

Usually, oil is made from the seeds which is then used in treatments of some diseases like asthma, high blood pressure, insomnia, rheumatism and skin diseases. The fruit is very expensive because of his medical property. It costs around 200-250 dollars per one kilogram. See the video bellow for more info.