Plants that survive drought by storing water in their tissues are called succulents. There’s a huge variety of them. Some don’t have any obviously fleshy parts (e.g. most species of Yucca). These are called borderline succulents. Others have fleshy roots,…
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British estuaries are homes to many different species of wildlife. Birds frequent the wetland areas. Plants that prefer brackish water grow successfully in the estuary. Fish find refuge from the sea in estuaries. Mammals normally found in the oceans are…
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Butterflies are solar-powered wonders. They adapt and change as days and weeks fly by with seasonal polyphenism. Their unique wing structure uses nanobiology (small and alive) to fine tune sunlight into fuel that powers their flight, allows them to alight…
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Has the world gone Franken-crazy? More genetic modification is done with food crops than animals. However, animal modification is very real and perhaps not as controversial as gen-mod plants, simply because it is not as well known. Public outcry is a…
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Some individuals may incorrectly assume that a camel is the animal that can go the longest without drinking water, but that is not true. There are several animals that can survive for very long periods of time, much longer than…
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The Kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji) is an extremely endangered species of African monkey. The species was independently discovered by two separate research teams in 2003 and then again in 2004, making it the first new monkey discovered in Africa in 20…
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Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) scientists in southern Tanzania in 2003 discovered the kipunji, a large, forest-dwelling monkey. Initially, they assumed what they found was a mangabey, a monkey found only in Africa. Research revealed that it was a new and…
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Arbutus Unedo is an evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean regions of Portugal and France, though it now has a presence in Ireland; ever since 1835, the red-flowered variant was discovered growing wild there! Strawberry Trees were described by Carl…
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Strawberry tree is an evergreen shrub belonging to the family Ericaceae. It is also known as the ‘apple of cain’ and ‘cane apple’ tree, while it is scientifically known as Arbus unendo. The tree is native to the Mediterranean region,…
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The strawberry tree, Arbutus unedo, is an evergreen that can be found in most of Southern United States and naturally in Ireland, some parts of the Mediterrean, and China. Originally, it was exported from China but now can be grown…
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