The BBC News website has a lovely slideshow today, commemorating some of the heroes of the plant world. Find out which species would win medals for speed, long distance, root depth, wrestling or height.
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Posted in Emma's log of links on Jul 31, 2012 · ∞
Tag: science
An amusing piece on what is, and what is not, a proper fruit.
→ The Fruit Is A Lie
Posted in Emma's log of links on Nov 22, 2011 · ∞
Tag: science
Matt Walker introduces the investigations being made into synanthropes – species particularly associated with humans and places of human habitation. Are some species evolving in order to live with us?
→ Welcome to synurbia
Posted in Emma's log of links on Aug 7, 2011 · ∞
Last modified on Aug 7, 2011
ScienceShack have instructions for making your own marine or dry land ecosystem! Might try that when my courses are finished, although the marine one looks a little fiddly. If that all sounds like too much effort, you can play with their virtual biosphere instead.
→ DIY Science - Ecosphere
Posted in Emma's log of links on Sep 16, 2003 · ∞
Tag: science