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In 1978, renowned ecologist Dan Janzen jumped into a ravine in Costa Rica, broke three ribs, and spent the first month of the rainy season watching the tropical dry forest from inside a shack. At ...
"Carbon can be in many places, in the soil, in plants, in the atmosphere, and there's just no other way to track it, but this system does it," says Joe Wright, a staff scientist at the Smithsonian ...
The storm flooded roads, downed trees and stranded residents across the central part of the state. It is headed northeast ...
Tropical Depression Chantel brought heavy rain, flash flooding and tornado warnings to Alamance County on Sunday.
New research reveals that thunderstorms - not just drought or heat - are a major cause of rising tree deaths in tropical ...
It is going to be very hot from now until October, so make sure that you have plenty of shade in which to shelter from the ...
Lions have been dubbed the king of the jungle, but one could argue the real royalty are the trees, the massive woody beasts ...
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So you just bought a tropical houseplant. Before you go full steam ahead, it's important to acclimate it to the new ...
A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...
In the world of plants, most use sunlight and soil to survive. But some have a very different way to live. Carnivorous plants catch and eat small animals to make up for poor soil, which lacks ...
The author notes that hydrangeas, which are perennial everywhere, are noted for being pink or red growing in alkaline soil ...