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Grand Theft Magnolia: Brits Get Gardens Looted
Image from Wikimedia Commons We’ve already established my gardening bona fides, so you’ll understand the abject shock that I came under when the following item came to my attention: plant theft is sweeping the British Isles. I’ve always been surrounded by trees and flowers and shrubs. I still [...]
Continue reading...Positive Effects of Nuclear Radiation: Explained
Thursday, April 17, 2008
National Geographic has announced that the ARC Centre for Coral Reef Studies has surveyed the 1.2-mile crater from the hydrogen bomb tests at Bikini Atoll and discovered something phenomenal: the corals are bouncing back from nuclear annihilation. Image from Ze Eduardo on Flickr
Continue reading...7 Interesting Facts About the Potato
Thursday, March 13, 2008
There are few vegetables more versatile than the humble potato. This potato hearts you Despite being delicious fried, baked, or boiled, the root vegetable rarely gets the praise it deserves. The environmentally friendly
Continue reading...Invasive Plants Harm Hawaiian Rainforests, Help Global Warming
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
One of Hawaii’s biggest tourist draws, along with gorgeous beaches and great surfing, is its lush tropical rainforests. The lehua flower is the official flower of the Big Island. Image from Hawaii Community College. But as invasive plant species invade the island, natural Hawaiian rainforests, and their ability to [...]
Continue reading...Drought Resistant Plants Could Fight Global Warming and World Hunger
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Genetically modified plants are extremely unpopular in certain circles. Peanut plants dying during a drought. Image from APS There are a variety of reasons for this, from fear of potential negative health effects to anger at the Monsanto corporation’s business policies with the patented seeds. But there are other [...]
Continue reading...New Encyclopedia Includes Every Living Thing on Earth
Monday, February 25, 2008
In 1735 Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus published the first edition of Systema Naturae, the first real successful attempt to group and classify the living things in our world. At more than 30,000 pages for just the first volume, this encyclopedia will fill a lot of books. Image by [...]
Continue reading...Scientists Worry over GM Drug Crops
Monday, February 18, 2008
A group of scientists has expressed their fears for the environment as the next generation of genetically modified crops, altered to produce pharmaceutical products and chemicals, go to trial. Villagers in Africa check out an insect resistant maize crop. Image by Dave Hoissington The scientists fear that the consequences [...]
Continue reading...Knox’s Wireless Green
Friday, February 15, 2008
Knox’s Wireless Green is a rundown of all the week’s most interesting, weird, and popular stories from the worlds of science and the environment. This week was an exciting time for technological development. Following last week’s announcement
Continue reading...Knox’s Wireless Green
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Knox’s Wireless Green is a rundown of all the week’s most interesting, weird, and popular stories from the worlds of science and the environment. If you like sustainable energy, this has been a good week for you. First off, we’ve been introduced to
Continue reading...Vampires of the Forest
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Under my pillow I keep an antique Burmese sword. It should be in a display cabinet or high up on the wall. But then it is winter time in these parts, and it’s not only the cold wind that sends a shiver down your spine. And
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Monday, May 5, 2008
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