Ecology
Don’t turn a blind eye to what’s in yo..
Palm oil is a key ingredient in everything from cereal, biscuits and margarine to shampoo, lipstick and toothpaste. Unless we curb our desire for it critical forests and wildlife habitat will be gone forever.
From the minute we have breakfast… read more
Tibetan monks help protect the snow leopard
Tibetan monks could be the key to safeguarding the snow leopard (Panthera uncia) from extinction, according to an innovative program by big cat NGO Panthera which is partnering with Buddhist monasteries deep in leopard territory. Listed as Endangered by the… read more
Grove snails show fast evolution
Snails may be slow animals in our eyes, their evolution is extremely fast. This was discovered by the Dutch evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen of Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Leiden, Netherlands) by studying the snails and comparing the time the ‘IJsselmeerpolders’ became… read more
Global ‘worming’
An earthworm is a tube-shaped, segmented animal that is commonly found living in soil. It is one of the more harmless creatures on Earth. Earthworms are long revered for their beneficial role in soil fertility, but with the good comes… read more
Global worming (the lesson)
Read the text ‘global worming’ and answer the questions. If possible do the experiment.
1. Why are people worried about the CO2 in the atmosphere
2. What are the causes of the rising of the CO2 in recent times? (give… read more
