They fly, float, hitchhike -- and even explode. But the many clever ways seeds get around make sense: after all, a plant's life depends on finding fertile ground in which to grow. The quest for survival has even led plants to develop delightful and devious ...
Plants have spent millions of years learning how to produce seeds that can ensure the birth of a new generation of plants. And people have spent thousands of years struggling to control that powerful force, breeding plants that produce more and better seeds than ever ...
In their quest to spread their seeds, plants have proved endlessly adaptable. Some, such as dandelions, produce spores that can fly miles on a puff of wind. Others, like coconuts, have engineered seeds that can survive thousand-mile voyages at sea. Some of the most remarkable ...
NATURE uproots the cunning secrets of how flora reproduce in The Seedy Side of Plants. They're cunning and manipulative, and will do anything to get what they want. No, it's not the cast of your favorite daytime soap. We're speaking of the ubiquitous plant life ...
Web Sites Bears Polar Bears International http://www.polarbearsinternational.org Excellent Web resource on polar bears: offers information on polar bears and climate change, projects that benefit the welfare of both wild and captive bears, Web cams, etc. International Association for Bear Research & Management http://www.bearbiology.com/ Organization supports ...
Web Sites: American Bloodhound Club http://www.bloodhounds.org/ Find out more about one of the oldest, finest, and most noble breed of scent-tracking dogs. American Kennel Club (AKC) http://www.akc.org/ Check out all the dog breeds officially recognized by the AKC, as well as information on how to ...
Each spring, the skies above the rugged, volcanic shores of Iceland's Lake Myvatn echo with the sound of whispering wings. Like ponderous ghostly kites, great white swans dip and glide to splashy landings in the crisp waters. Wildebeeste migrate in search of food and water. ...
Divers find unseen world harboring strange ecology in NATURE's Springs Eternal: Florida's Fountain of Youth. According to legend, Spanish explorers believed that a fountain of eternal youth bubbled up to the surface somewhere in the place we know today as Florida. In a poetic way, ...
In the summer of 1521, the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon lay dying on a Florida beach, mortally wounded during a skirmish with a native tribe. Drawn by tales of crystal clear springs bubbling with glittering flecks of silver and gold, the aging adventurer ...
