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Baker: Lichens found to be entire ecosystems in miniature
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s been estimated that some 20,000 species of lichens cover 6 to 8% of the planet’s land surfaces,...
Word from the Smokies: Fireflies are surprisingly diverse
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFor many people who grew up in the eastern United States, the soft yellow blink of fireflies...
Top 10 Daisy Varieties
Gardening Know How via Yahoo News· 4 months agoDaisies. What Are The Types of Daisies? Though the exact definition is up for debate, most people will tell you that members of the Asteraceae family of...
What is the maximum number of biological parents an organism can have?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoWe see a mom, dad, daughter and son playing in a living room. The dad is lying on the floor and...
What are Wisconsin's keystone plants? And why should you grow them?
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Wisconsin, some keystone plants stand above all the others: oak trees. Keystone oaks for the...
Gene-editing Bill should not ‘force products on Scotland’, says minister
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoA Bill that would ease regulations around gene editing in the food sector should not “force products...
These 6 plants signal that yes, spring is already here in Kentucky
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWinter, schminter. I know we were punched in the nose with the Christmas blast from the North, but...
The amazing sex lives of slipper limpets: Nature News
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI recently received an email from a reader describing a shell he found washed up on a wintery beach,...
From gladiolus to murraya: The 10 most difficult words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Independent via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Scripps National Spelling Bee returns this week as students from around the United States show...
The Truth About Figs Being Filled With Dead Wasps
Delish via AOL· 1 week agoYou’ve probably heard rumors about figs being filled with small wasps. Without the tiny bugs, the Ficus species, the producer of figs, would go extinct.