NATURE
Geraniums are among the long list of baffling botanical nomenclature. While the beautiful showy flowers that are purchased each summer to dress up the garden (and may or may not be brought in over the winter) are widely known as geraniums; they are, botanically speaking, actually Pelargoniums. This genus does
Battered by Intense Heat and Drought, China’s Sichuan Province Warns of ‘Particularly Severe’ Electricity
Since mid-June, large parts of China have been experiencing extreme weather in the form of unprecedented...
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The Double Slit Experiment: Does Consciousness Change Reality?
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Dead Fish Fill Oder River, Prompting Germany and Poland to Investigate Source of Possible Contamination
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Water Levels in China’s Longest River Plummet Amid Record Heat, Authorities Deploy Weather Modification
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Sustainable Architecture in China’s Ancient Cave Dwellings: The Yaodong
Those looking for sustainable architecture are finding answers in tradition. China’s yaodongs, a form...
The Fascinating Ginkgo Tree: A Sacred Plant of East Asia
The ginkgo is an ancient tree that retains its spiritual, physical, and medicinal allure to the present...
Strange Gelatinous Blobs on the Beach? Those Would Be Salps
If you’re lucky enough to have been to the shore lately, you may have encountered some — or even a multitude...
6 Reasons You Attract Mosquitoes and What to Do About It
Do you attract more than your fair share of mosquitoes? Your mosquito magnetism is not a figment of your...