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• Apes
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  Orangutan

  Orangutans (also spelled orang utan, orang-utan, sometimes incorrectly orangutang) are two species of great apes with long arms and reddish, sometimes brown, hair. Orangutans are highly endangered in ... > more
• Nature
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Endangered Plants
  Rainforests
  Forest
   
  

  Vegetation

  Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants, and is, by far, the most abundant biotic element of the biosphere. Vegetation serves ... > more
• Caving
  Acid Rain
  Geography
  Geology
  Oceanography
  Water
   
  

  Limestone

  Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate: CaCO3). Limestones often contain variable amounts of silica in the form of chert or flint, as well as ... > more
• Fish
  Marine Biology
  New Species
  Geography
  Sea Life
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Krill

  Krill are shrimp-like marine invertebrate animals. These small crustaceans are important organisms of the zooplankton, particularly as food for baleen whales, Mantas, whale sharks, Crabeater seals ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Water
  Sports Science
  Nuclear Energy
  Quantum Physics
  Physics
   
  

  Underwater explosion

  An underwater explosion, also known as an UNDEX, is an explosion beneath the surface of water. The type of explosion may be chemical or nuclear. They are categorised in accordance with their depth ... > more
• Water
  Soil Types
  Environmental Issues
  Drought Research
  Drought
  Ecosystems
   
  

  Evapotranspiration

  Evapotranspiration (ET) is the sum of evaporation and plant transpiration. Evaporation accounts for the movement of water to the air from sources such as the soil, canopy interception, and ... > more
• Monkeys
  Mammals
  Apes
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
  Exotic Species
   
  

  Gibbon

  Gibbons are the small apes that are grouped in the family Hylobatidae. Also called the lesser apes, gibbons differ from great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans and humans) in being smaller, ... > more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Volcanoes
  Archaeology
  Lost Treasures
  Natural Disasters
  Cultures
   
  

  Pompeii

  Pompeii is a ruined Roman city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the commune of Pompei. It was destroyed during a catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount ... > more
• Ecology Research
  Ecology
  Marine Biology
  Invasive Species
  Ecosystems
  Water
   
  

  Algal bloom

  An algal bloom or marine bloom or water bloom is a rapid increase in the population of algae in an aquatic system. Algal blooms may occur in freshwater as well as marine environments. Typically only ... > more
• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Nature
  Pests and Parasites
  Seeds
  Rainforests
   
  

  Plant

  Plants are a major group of living things including familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, ferns, and mosses. About 350,000 species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns and ... > more

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