Plant Olympians

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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.

→ Olympians of the botanical world

Posted in Emma's log of links on Jul 31, 2012 ·

Tag: science

Oranges are not the only fruit

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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

In synurbia

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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

Tags: science & wildlife.

Build your own ecosystem

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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

     

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