If wisdom is organized life and science is organized knowledge, than many people should benefit from this organized knowledge and interesting facts.

"Learning is the knowledge of principles or facts received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science; knowledge acquired by experience, experiment, or observation."

~ George Sewall Boutwell

The Water Cycle - As seen from space, one of the most unique features of our home planet is the water, in both liquid and frozen forms, that covers approximately 75% of the Earth's surface.

The Hydrologic Cycle - A Multi-Phased Journey - The hydrologic cycle describes the pilgrimage of water as water molecules make their way from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere, and back again. This gigantic system, powered by energy from the sun, is a continuous exchange of moisture between the oceans, the atmosphere, and the land.

The Water Table - The water table is the top of the zone of saturation and intersects the land surface at lakes and streams. Above the water table lies the zone of aeration and soil moisture belt, which supplies much of the water needed by plants.

The Water Cycle and Climate Change - Amongst the highest priorities in Earth science and environmental policy issues confronting society are the potential changes in the Earth's water cycle due to climate change. The science community now generally agrees that the Earth's climate will undergo changes in response to natural variability, including solar variability, and to increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases and aerosols.

The Aqua Mission and the Water Cycle - Aqua's contributions to monitoring water in the Earth's environment involves all six of Aqua's instruments: the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), the Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit (AMSU), the Humidity Sounder for Brazil (HSB), the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer-Earth Observing System (AMSR-E), the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES).

The Aqua Spacecraft - Aqua is a major mission of the Earth Observing System (EOS), an international program centered in NASA's Earth Science Enterprise to study the Earth in detail from the unique vantage point of space. Focused on key measurements identified by a consensus of U.S. and international scientists, EOS is further enabling studies of the complex interactions amongst the Earth's land, ocean, air, ice and biological systems.

The Wonder Tree of the Humid Tropics - Neem tree (Azadirachta Indica or Melia Azadirachta) is a wonder tree native to parts of South Asia and other humid tropics is ecologically very special evergreen. It can tolerate very high levels of pollution and has the capacity to recover even if most of its foliage is dropped. It can reach heights of 30 meters and live for over two centuries. Its deep root system is very well adapted to retrieving water and nutrients from the various soil profile even shallow, infertile, stony and acidic soils, but sensitive to boggy, watery soil. The trees begin their reproductive stage at about three to five years of age, and become fully reproductive when they are ten years old.

Why are Fingerprints Used for Identification? The plan of identifying people by their fingerprints, although at first used only on criminals, is put to many other uses. It was introduced originally in India, where it was of very great assistance to the British authorities in impressing the natives with the fact that at last no evasion of positive identification of culprits was possible. It was later taken up by the Scotland Yard authorities in England, and its use has since spread to practically every country in the civilized world.

Cloud Fraction - In addition to their role as rain- and snow-makers in Earth's water cycle, clouds play a major part in Earth's energy budget—the balance of energy that enters and leaves the climate system. Clouds may have a warming or cooling influence depending on their altitude, type, and when they form. Clouds reflect sunlight back into space, which causes cooling. But they can also absorb heat that radiates from the Earth's surface, preventing it from freely escaping to space. One of the biggest sources of uncertainty in computer models that predict future climate is how clouds influence the climate system and how their role might change as the climate warms.

Capitals of the United States - In 33 of the 50 U.S. states, the state capital is not the state's most populous city. Only two of the state capitals — Trenton, New Jersey, and Carson City, Nevada — border another state, while Juneau, Alaska, shares a border with the Canadian province of British Columbia.

Vol. 1 - Did You Know? - It was discovered on a space mission that a frog can throw up. The frog throws up its stomach first, so the stomach is dangling out of its mouth.Then the frog uses its forearms to dig out all of the stomach's contents and then swallows the stomach back down again.

Vol. 2 - Did You Know? - The habit of regular sleep is the one which should be formed by education. The people who are accustomed to go to bed at a regular hour, will also generally form the habit of falling asleep regularly.