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• Fossils
  Rainforests
  Paleontology
  Ecology
  Life Sciences
  Biology
   
  

  Sponge

  The sponges or poriferansare animals of the phylum Porifera. They are primitive, sessile, mostly marine, waterdwelling filter feeders that pump water through their matrix to filter out particulates ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
  Botany
  Genetics
  Food and Agriculture
  Nature
   
  

  Plant breeding

  Plant breeding is the purposeful manipulation of plant species in order to create desired genotypes and phenotypes for specific purposes. This manipulation involves either controlled pollination, ... > more
• Sustainability
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Science
  Pollution
  Air Quality
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Urban planning

  Urban, city, or town planning is the discipline of land use planning which explores several aspects of the built and social environments of municipalities and communities. In the nineteenth ... > more
• Organic Chemistry
  Geochemistry
  Chemistry
  Biochemistry
  Acid Rain
  Pollution
   
  

  Phosphate

  In inorganic chemistry, a phosphate is a salt of phosphoric acid. Phosphates are also important in biochemistry. Surface runoff of phosphates from excessively fertilized farmland can be a cause of ... > more
• Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Geology
  Exotic Species
  Caving
   
  

  Volcanic cone

  Volcanic cones are among the simplest volcano formations. They are built by fragments (called ejecta) thrown up (ejected) from a volcanic vent, piling up around the vent in the shape of a cone with a ... > more
• Water
  Floods
  Geography
  Oceanography
  Drought Research
  Global Warming
   
  

  River

  A river is a large natural waterway. The source of a river may be a lake, a spring, or a collection of small streams, known as headwaters. From their source, all rivers flow downhill, typically ... > more
• Mammals
  Caving
  Agriculture and Food
  Zoology
  Geography
  Soil Types
   
  

  Mole (animal)

  Moles are members of the family (Talpidae) of mammals in the order Insectivora that live underground, burrowing holes. They have cylindrical bodies covered in fur with small or covered eyes; the ears ... > more
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Geology
  Geography
  Tsunamis
  Earth Science
   
  

  Alpine Fault

  The Alpine Fault is a geological fault, known as a right-lateral strike-slip fault, that runs almost the entire length of New Zealand's South Island. It forms a transform boundary between the Pacific ... > more
• Organic
  Soil Types
  Botany
  Agriculture and Food
  Endangered Plants
  Sustainability
   

  Organic lawn management

  Organic lawn management is the practice of establishing and caring for a garden lawn without the use of chemical inputs such as pesticides or artificial fertilisers. The garden lawn is a place where ... > more
• Geography
  Geology
  Earth Science
  Earthquakes
  Oceanography
  Drought Research
   
  

  Pangaea

  Pangaea or Pangea is the name given to the supercontinent that existed during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras, before the process of plate tectonics separated each of the component continents into ... > more

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