Extreme Survival Articles

• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Seeds
  Nature
  Agriculture and Food
  Animals
   
  

  Herbivore

  A herbivore is often defined as any organism that eats only plants. By that definition, many fungi, some bacteria, many animals, about 1% of flowering plants and some protists can be considered ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Lung Disease
  Infectious Diseases
  Diseases and Conditions
   

  Legionellosis

  Legionellosis is an infection caused by species of the bacterium Legionella, most notably L. pneumophila. At least 46 species and 70 serogroups have been identified. L. pneumophila, a ubiquitous ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Human Biology
  Menopause
  Pregnancy and Childbirth
   

  Sweating

  Sweating (also called perspiration or sometimes transpiration) is the loss of a watery fluid, consisting mainly of sodium chloride (commonly known as salt) and urea in solution, that is secreted by ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Infectious Diseases
  Sports Medicine
  Bacteria
  Diseases and Conditions
  Lyme Disease
   

  Tularemia

  Tularemia (also known as "rabbit fever") is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. The disease is endemic in North America, and parts of Europe and Asia. The primary ... > more
• Fungus
  Microbiology
  Microbes and More
  Genetics
  Cell Biology
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Ascomycota

  The Ascomycota,formerly known as the Ascomycetae, or Ascomycetes, are a Division of Fungi, whose members are commonly known as the Sac Fungi, which produce spores in a distinctive type of microscopic ... > more
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Nature
  Geography
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Effects of global warming

  The predicted effects of global warming are many and various, both for the environment and for human life. There is some speculation that global warming could, via a shutdown or slowdown of the ... > more
• Energy and the Environment
  Electricity
  Renewable Energy
  Sustainability
  Energy Technology
  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
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Zoology
  Animals
  Early Mammals
  New Species
  Endangered Animals
   
  

  Reptile

  Reptiles (also called 'herps') are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane. Reptiles were defined as the set of animals that includes crocodiles, ... > more
• Monkeys
  Fish
  Marine Biology
  Fisheries
  Sea Life
  Oceanography
   
  

  Sea-Monkey

  Sea-Monkeys are a hybrid of Artemia salina, a species of brine shrimp. These are a type of fairy shrimp -- not true shrimp, but a branchiopod. The term Sea-Monkeys (sometimes unhyphenated) is a ... > more
• Cell Biology
  Molecular Biology
  Genetics
  Biology
  Stem Cells
  Biotechnology
   
  

  Cell (biology)

  The cell is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms, and is sometimes called the "building block of life." Some organisms, such as bacteria, are unicellular, consisting of a single ... > more

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