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• Biodiversity
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Nature
  Extinction
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Biodiversity

  Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of life. There are a number of definitions and measures of biodiversity. Biodiversity is commonly identified at three levels. First there is ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Electricity
  Renewable Energy
  Energy Technology
  Sustainability
  Solar Energy
   
  

  Hydroelectricity

  Hydroelectricity is electricity obtained from hydropower. Most hydroelectric power comes from the potential energy of dammed water driving a water turbine and generator. Less common variations make ... > more
• Birds
  Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Wild Animals
  Nature
  New Species
   
  

  Ostrich

  The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the only living species of its family, Struthionidae, and its genus, Struthio. They are distinct in their appearance, with ... > more
• Invasive Species
  Botany
  Trees
  Endangered Plants
  New Species
  Nature
   
  

  Ivy

  Hedera (English ivy) is a genus of about ten species of climbing or ground-creeping evergreen woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to the Atlantic Islands, western, central and southern ... > more
• Insomnia Research
  Insomnia
  Sleep Disorder Research
  Sleep Disorders
  Sports Medicine
  Nature
   

  Circadian rhythm

  A circadian rhythm is a roughly 24 hour cycle in the physiological processes of living beings, including plants, animals, fungi and cyanobacteria. In a strict sense, circadian rhythms are ... > more
• Mammals
  Wild Animals
  Horses
  Animals
  Dogs
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Donkey

  The donkey or ass is a domesticated animal of the horse family. Donkeys have a reputation for stubbornness, but this is due to some handlers' misinterpretation of their highly developed sense of self ... > more
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Early Climate
  Nature
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Global warming

  Global warming refers to the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. The global average air temperature ... > more
• Genes
  Gene Therapy
  Biochemistry Research
  Genetics
  Healthy Aging
  Human Biology
   

  Vector (biology)

  Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of mosquito, for example, ... > more
• Air Pollution
  Acid Rain
  Geochemistry
  Organic Chemistry
  Soil Types
  Organic
   
  

  Nitrogen

  Nitrogen is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol N and atomic number 7. Nitrogen constitutes 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere and is a constituent of all living tissues. ... > more
• Rainforests
  Forest
  Ecology Research
  Ecology
  Soil Types
  Agriculture and Food
   
  

  Slash and burn

  Slash and burn (a specific practice that may be part of shifting cultivation or swidden-fallow agriculture) is an agricultural procedure widely used in forested areas. Although it was practised ... > more
• Invasive Species
  Endangered Animals
  New Species
  Animals
  Nature
  Mammals
   
  

  Mountain Zebra

  Mountain Zebra consist of two species, namely the Cape Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra) and the Hartmann's Mountain Zebra (Equus hartmannae). Previously they were seen as two subspecies of the Mountain ... > more
• Dogs
  Wild Animals
  Nature
  Veterinary Medicine
  New Species
  Animals
   
  

  African Wild Dog

  The African Hunting Dog, also called African Wild Dog, is a mammal of the Canidae family, and thus related to the domestic dog. It is the only species in its genus, Lycaon. They are, as their name ... > more

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