15 Fascinating Lesser-Known Science Facts. Facts This is actually our third list of science facts, but here we have focussed especially on lesser-known trivia.
Hopefully you will find at least a handful of items here that are completely new to you. Be sure to add your own fascinating facts to the comments. If you wish to read the previous lists of facts, they are: Top 20 Amazing Science Facts, and Another 15 Amazing Science Facts. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 7. 8. 9. 65 Million years ago, a meteor impact in Chicxulub, Mexico caused megatsunamis thousands of feet high. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
Jamie Frater. The Most Rarest Animals in the World. The Most Rarest Animals in the World Endangered, hunted, smuggled and now some would say abandoned, these animals have the smallest chances of recovery out off all the Earth’s creatures.
Last year, studies shown that there are at least 35 different animals with world populations of under 1000. But which are the rarest, the animals on the brink of extinction? We have rounded up a list of 10 of the rarest animals in the wild. These animals are so rare, they might disappear forever, and they’re not alone! The Pinta Island tortoise Without argument, this turtle is one of the few species of Giant Galapagos tortoises and the rarest animal in the world since there is only one left alive. Baiji (Yangtze River Dolphin) With no more than a few tens of individuals, the dolphin is one of the world’s rarest mammals, and a victim of China’s breakneck economic growth, competing for food with the human beings.
The Vancouver Island Marmot Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat Javan Rhino Hispid hare Iberian Lynx. Top 10 Rarest Gems. Gems are one of nature’s ways of saying, “look how beautiful I can be”, and people know it, too.
For thousands of years humans have been adorning themselves with gems and jewels to stand out and wow an audience. Be it necklaces, brooches, pendants, or bracelets, precious and rare gems have long since become one of the favored ways to express just how much wealth one has. Here are the ten rarest gems on earth. 10. JeremejeviteUSD $2000/Carat Pronounced ye-REM-ay-ev-ite, this is a colorless, sky blue or pale yellow stone, the highest quality of which comes from Namibia. 9. Australia is the classical Opal country and today is the worldwide most important supplier of Fine Opals. 8. Red beryl is found primarily in the Thomas Range and the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah, and has also been reportedly found in a location in Mexico (possibly near San Luis Potosi one of the very few places beryl is also found on rhyolite). 7. Musgravite is one of the newest and most rare gemstones in the world.
Types of Eye Colors - Most Common & the Rarest Eye Color. One of the first things that we notice when we see a person are his/her eyes and infact, eyes are amongst the primary features that attract us towards an individual.
Even in case of eyes, the aspect that first comes into notice is the eye color. Eye color is basically a polygenic trait of an individual. It is determined by the amount and type of pigments present in the iris of the eyes. In this context, three elements are mainly considered, namely the melanin content of the iris pigment epithelium, the melanin content within the iris stroma and the cellular density of the iris stroma. The main reason for difference in the eye colors of individuals is the melanin content within the iris stroma. Types of Eye Colors Given below is information on the most common as well as the most rare eye colors in human beings. Most Common Eye Colors Brown The eye color that can be described as the most common amongst human beings is brown, with the exception of countries around the Baltic Sea. Hazel Gray Red.