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This great round earth of ours is a wonderful, wonderful place ! (Globe and Images) Wherever we may go, north, south, east, or west, it is ours to enjoy. We learn many things about the wonders of its lands, seas, and air. Tall mountains, capped with snow, rise above green valleys. Great forests spread their … Read more
What are the best ways of making an insects collection for study? (Insects Habitat) You can learn most about insects by watching them in the wild. For more serious . Study and correct identification of the range of insects there is a lot to be said for making a collection, but this must be done … Read more
Breaking New Ground What makes plants grow?(Breaking New Ground) Maybe you’d like to ask this young gardener, “What’s your secret?” Well, here’s what he’d tell you, “Secrets? Forget it! Growing sweet peppers isn’t a big mystery. Pepper plants need six things. Supply them with these needs and you’ll harvest a basketful of sweet, red peppers!” … Read more
Some insects can help solve pest problems on farms and in gardens.(Battle of the Bugs) You’re a farmer with a big problem. Your farm has been invaded by pests. Grasshoppers are chewing your corn plants. Aphids are sucking sap from your pea plants. Weevils are gnawing holes in your pepper blossoms. Stalk borers are burrowing … Read more
The Birthday of Our Earth(The Earth Beneath) Millions and millions of years ago, so very many that no one can even begin to count them, there was no earth at all. Of course, when there was no earth, there were no tall mountains. There were no green hills and valleys. There were no deep blue … Read more
The Talking Planet What’s the flower telling the butterfly? While scientists continue to explore the idea of plants “talking” to other plants, they know that plants do “talk” to insects. Plants produce chemical signals that contain important messages. A smell is a message. Flowers attract insects with fragrances that say, “Here’s food for you.” Butterflies … Read more
Stalk Talk(Planets of Plants.) Do plants communicate with each other? Something’s happened. You’ve shrunk to the size of a peanut. You have wings and long, floppy antennae. You are teetering on a potato leaf in a vegetable jungle. Corn, squash, and potato plants tower over you. As you can see, it’s lunchtime. And the potato … Read more
How can chemical signals help farmers? It’s night-your favorite time-and you’re flying through a field of tomatoes. You’re a fuzzy, brown cabbage looper moth, a male of your species. Suddenly your antennae pick up an irresistible fragrance. The message shrieks like a siren: Female! Female! Female! You make a beeline-oops, a mothlinetoward the smell. Finally, … Read more
Picture pushing a block of clay against a wall. The clay next to the wall would be crunched upward.. The area behind where it was pushed up would buckle downward. That corresponds to the formation of the Amazon Basin, a depression in the earth that runs the length of South America east of the Andes.. … Read more
Facts about the Piranha Scientific(Remarkable Fish Piranhas) Names: Scientists used to lump all piranhas under the name Serrasalmus. Now scientists think there are at least four different groups of piranhas: Serrasalmus, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis, and Pristobrycon. Of these groups, scientists have identified some 30 different piranha species. Description: Size: From 8 inches (20 centimeters) to 2 … Read more