(PhysOrg.com) -- This Envisat image features an almost cloud-free look at a large portion of Europe. The Alps, with its white peaks, stand out in contrast against the vast areas still covered in brownish winter foliage.
Earth Sciences
Apr 1, 2011
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Kansas State University isn't the only place where the color purple rules. In the plant world, many plants are defined by their purple color.
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2011
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Spring dreamin' this holiday season? If you're thinking about spring gardens, Cornell researchers have taken a lot of the guesswork out of pairing perennials and spring-flowering bulbs. They've conducted trials of dozens ...
Ecology
Dec 22, 2010
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Florida winters are mild by human standards, but don’t tell that to an aglaonema, sometimes called Chinese evergreen.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2010
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Blueberry aficionados will soon have a tasty, colorful new variety for their backyard gardens. Blueberry experts D. Scott NeSmith and Mark K. Ehlenfeldt introduced 'Blue Suede' in a recent issue of HortScience. The new southern ...
Other
Sep 20, 2010
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For more than twenty years this team has been trying to identify links between the ecology and functioning of rivers and the surrounding terrestrial environment because, when all is said and done, rivers are like the excretory ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than 20 years, Marc Abrams has studied how precipitation and temperature influence the timing and intensity of fall foliage colors in Pennsylvania. Every year during that span, there was some factor ...
Other
Sep 29, 2009
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Peat has been a major component of substrates used in container plant production since the 1960s. Highly porous with the capacity to hold water, peat makes an ideal rooting and growing medium for potted plants. But harvesting ...
Environment
Sep 8, 2009
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