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In the vast expanses of African savannas, sturdy trees with exceptionally thick trunks and broad crowns – baobabs – stand solitary. This magnificent tree is one of the most revered.
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Date: 2024-07-22
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Woodpeckers are the builders of the bird world. While other species weave nests from grass and branches, woodpeckers bore holes in the hardest types of trees to create nests, find prey living under the bark, and extract sap from trees.
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Date: 2024-07-13
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As the cold sets in, birds leave their homes and strive to reach warmer regions as soon as possible. We, the wingless beings, can either envy or admire the birds' abilities. They don't need passports, visas, or long waits at airports to one day rise into the sky and embark on their journey.
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Date: 2024-07-13
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An earthquake is the most destructive and unpredictable natural disaster. For residents of Europe, it seems rare only because we do not feel the weak underground tremors. On the coasts of the Pacific Ocean, however, they are felt constantly - three earthquakes a day is the norm. Here are some fascinating facts about the "dance of tectonic plates" on planet Earth. |
Our planet hosts many beautiful and unusual places that can suddenly transform into the most terrifying spots on Earth. This can be said about the Yellowstone volcano, located in Yellowstone National Park in the U.S. state of Wyoming, rightly called a supervolcano. |
Birds are fascinating creatures that have mastered the airspace of our planet and confidently rule it. They can be wild or domestic, and some of them cannot fly, having other advantages. Kiwis virtually do not have wings, and penguins use theirs as flippers. Scientists have counted over 10,000 species of birds living on all continents and many islands.
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Date: 2024-07-05
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Mushrooms are unique creations of nature that scientists still cannot classify as either plants or animals. Apart from being highly delicious, they are also beneficial in various aspects of human life, such as medicine or industrial waste processing. However, consuming certain types of mushrooms can be hazardous to human health.
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Added by: Vik |
Date: 2024-06-26
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The Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) is known worldwide as the most famous carnivorous plant. It possesses incredible reflexes that help it capture and digest flies, beetles, and even small frogs. The plant lures its prey with sweet-smelling nectar, although, pleasant as it may sound, the Venus Flytrap has quite a terrifying appearance.
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Date: 2024-06-26
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It has long been known that certain living organisms, such as fish, insects, and even mushrooms, can emit visible light. The latter have been mentioned in the works of ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and writer Pliny the Elder. However, to this day, researchers still have many questions about the nature of bioluminescent mushrooms.
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Date: 2024-06-25
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trees, facts, oldest tree, most common tree, biodiversity, oxygen production, global forests, conservation, deforestation, environmental impact, species diversity, forest ecosystems, climate change, recycling paper, reforestation efforts, ecosystem services, carbon dioxide absorption, biodiversity,
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Date: 2024-06-25
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