What is the Cerrado? The Cerrado is a vast tropical biome composed of savannas and grasslands amid tropical humid and...
Have you ever wondered how animals might respond to losing a member of their group? Many human activities like hunting...
Bamboos, unlike other grasses, mostly live in association with forests. Two different types of bamboos are recognized:...
Colors are everywhere in nature, and communicate useful information. Flowers use colors to advertise that they have...
Turtles are more than just animals with shells. They have important jobs in nature, eating and being eaten by other...
Whales have evolved for millions of year for a life in the ocean, and breath-hold dive to obtain food. As air breathing...
Corn or maize (Zea mays subsp. mays) is a versatile plant that is part of the grass family or Poaceae. Corn was...
Did you know that earth beneath your feet is teeming with life? Imagine yourself standing outside. If you start digging...
Plants regularly face dry conditions. Not having enough water poses a serious threat to a plant’s ability to grow and...
Imagine what you would do if someone transferred you far away from your home to a completely unknown and unfamiliar...
We all have bacteria in our guts, and so do birds. These bacteria are good for us in many ways, and help to digest food...
Many of the foods we eat today look very different than they did in the past. Corn, or maize, didn’t exist ten thousand...
