Travel: nature
The Role of the Holes in Swiss Cheese Plants
The leaves of Swiss cheese plants are full of naturally occurring holes, which scientists have theorized, are useful in reducing the amount of stress that is felt by the plants from extreme weather like hurricanes, or as camouflage to hide them from herbivores. Research by scientists from Indiana University in Bloomington suggests that the holes 'allow the plants to capture sunlight more regularly' in the dense rainforests where it grows.
GeoBeats
01/23/2013
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Dragonflies Are Incredibly Efficient Hunters
Dragonflies are impeccable hunters, catching more than 95 percent of their targeted prey. Scientists are studying them to gain an understanding of their amazing hunting abilities. They have an immense appetite. According to a Harvard study by Doctor Stacey Combes, one dragonfly ate 30 flies in a row and would have kept eating. Dragonflies can track their prey using their highly developed brain, eyes and wings.
GeoBeats
04/03/2013
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An Abandoned Oil Rig Becomes a Thriving Eco System
An eco-system so spectacular that it is attracting attention from divers to explore it has developed in a most unexpected place: in the support system of an abandoned oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and a host of organizations are working to reconsider the order to blast it into smithereens.
Todays Green Minute
05/09/2013
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The Effects of Drought on Cattle Farming in Arkansas
Drought can destroy farm crops and drive up prices for consumer products that depend on corn, wheat or soybeans. Cattle ranchers are also affected by drought. Gary Rowlands raises Black Angus cattle in Hector, Arkansas. He says drought conditions have forced him to sell off a part of his herd.
KVIE
02/14/2013
10,122 Views
World’s 5 Strangest Natural Wonders
Check out 5 of the world's strangest natural wonders.
GeoBeats
03/05/2013
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How We Know Spring Has Arrived
What causes the dramatic changes that occur in both man and nature during spring? While many ancient cultures tracked seasonal shifts, the big breakthrough in actually understanding them occurred when Nicolaus Copernicus posited that the earth revolves around the sun.
GeoBeats
03/21/2013
8,596 Views
1,200-Year-Old Tree Succumbs to Strong Winds
An oak tree in Wales that was believed to be around 12 hundred years old was pushed over by strong 60 mile per hour winds. The Pontfadog Oak has historical significance, and plays a part in a Welsh legend about a prince rallying troops before they defeated the British army.
GeoBeats
04/23/2013
2,703 Views
