Climate change is presently a great threat to many arctic and Antarctic species. Penguins, found in the lower hemisphere, are no exception. Penguin species number about twenty, and more than half of those are highly endangered. According to the International…
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The Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a filter feeding shark, meaning it filters food through its gills rather than attacking and killing prey. Though reaching up to about 40 feet (over 12 metres) long, it frightens many people. It is…
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The Ostrich Fern is also called the Shuttlecock Fern. It is native to the temperate regions of eastern and northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America. It starts its growth by forming a complete vertical crown. It can be…
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Wolf lichen (Letharia vulpina) is a toxic lichen. Wolf lichen is a yellow-green fungus that grows on trees and rocks. People often confuse this lichen with moss which it is not. Wolf lichen grows on incense cedar bark. It grows…
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Foragers are an interesting and very talented group of people. They learn to search the forests and land for food. It is important for foragers to know what is safe to consume. Mushrooms are a favorite for many foragers. It…
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Russian scientists brought to life a plant which had been frozen for more than 30,000 years. The research team from the Russian Institute of Cell Biophysics regenerated the silene stenophylia plant from the plant´s tissue discovered in the Siberian permafrost….
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Zoology is the discipline of biology that involves the study of animals. Zoology has a variety of branches that focus on particular types of animal or aspects of animal functioning or behavior. There are also a variety of more general…
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Zoology is the discipline of biology that involves the study of animals. Historically, an important difference is between zoology in pre-Darwinian and post-Darwinian times with Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection now fundamental to the discipline. Before Darwin…
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Nasturtium, Latin name Tropaeolum in a variety of species, is an old-fashioned annual that can bring attractive foliage and colorful blooms to your garden areas. Nasturtiums have a number of uses and can help to deter insects. These flowers are…
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A member of the Dutch Embassy visited Japan circa 1775 and collected approximately 1,000 species of japonica. His interest was in a deciduous shrub with slender weeping branches covered completely with yellow flowers. The shrub was abloom before the leaves…
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