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• Exotic Species
  Invasive Species
  Botany
  Endangered Plants
  Nature
  Trees
   
  

  Kudzu

  Kudzu is a climbing, woody or semi-woody, perennial vine capable of reaching heights of 20 - 30 m (66 - 98 ft) in trees, but also scrambles extensively over lower vegetation. Kudzu is sometimes ... > more
• Forest
  Rainforests
  Trees
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Wildfires
   
  

  Forest

  A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, a wooded area set aside for hunting). These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as animal habitats, ... > 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
• Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Tsunamis
  Floods
  Geology
  Global Warming
   
  

  Seismic retrofit

  Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. Seismic retrofit techniques will ... > more
• Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Environmental Issues
  Earth Science
  Global Warming
  Climate
   
  

  James Lovelock

  James Ephraim Lovelock (born July 26, 1919), FRS, is an independent scientist, author, researcher and environmentalist who lives in Cornwall, in the south west of Great Britain. He is most famous for ... > more
• Global Warming
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Ice Ages
  Climate
  Severe Weather
  Storms
   
  

  Sun dog

  A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion) is a relatively common atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with the reflection/refraction of sunlight by the numerous small ice crystals that ... > 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
• 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
• Nature
  Weather
  Wild Animals
  Rainforests
  Animals
  Marine Biology
   
  

  Camouflage

  Camouflage is the method which allows an otherwise visible organism or object to remain indiscernible from the surrounding environment. Examples include a tiger's stripes and the battledress of a ... > more
• Global Warming
  Ice Ages
  Snow and Avalanches
  Oceanography
  Water
  Climate
   
  

  Glacier

  A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. A glacier is formed by multi-year ice accretion in sloping terrain. Glaciers can be found on ... > more

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