Did you know there are around 4,000 known types of minerals? About 200 types of those minerals create what we know as gemstones, and are found all over the world. Gemstones are coveted for their beauty, value, and sometimes surprising…
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Just what are growlers? Could it be any grump before 7:00 a.m.? Certainly. Could it be the mean dogs down the street? Definitely. Is it container for those who brew their own beer? Why yes. But when you are taking…
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With such a variety of landscape and the regional differences in climate, Cyprus is a paradise for amateur botanists. There are still areas not fully explored, and nature-lovers will make some surprising discoveries. Species unique to the island are plentiful…
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For many visitors it is Madeira’s amazing range of flora that is one of the island’s major attractions, just as it has been for centuries. Few of today’s visitors realise that much of this sweetly scented luxuriance only arrived to…
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Beavers were hunted for various purposes in medieval era and later as well. The hunting reached a point where beavers were gone extinct in Scotland. But apparently they could be back after four centuries of hiatus. Scottish environmentalists have been…
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An aquifer is an underground body of water that is associated with a formation of permeable rock, sand or gravel that allows water to pass through. Some aquifers are huge, going on for miles, and others are might be tiny collections…
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What are fossil fuels? They are carbon-based materials that are derived from formerly biological matter that has been compacted and chemically or physically changed into a convenient fuel now found within or on the earth. Conventional wisdom includes materials such…
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An almost undeniable fact about energy resources is that fossil fuels won’t last forever. Whether or not you believe they affect the environment, alternative sources of power will have to be found and used on a mass scale, to enable…
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We are led to believe that the earth is warming up catastrophically. Yet the predictions made by the global warming theory are falling more and more behind what is actually happening on this planet. Recent weather trends not only bear…
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Common household appliances, especially older ones, can be significant energy wasters, and therefore greenhouse gas producers. These daily-use conveniences may be adding unnecessarily to your carbon footprint. Great strides have been made in the energy efficiency of household appliances due…
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