Ecology

How Does Math Relate to the Life Cycle of Periodical Cicadas?

Two broods of periodical cicadas have emerged together for the first time in over 200 years. Brood XIX appears in the southeastern U.S., while Brood XIII is found in the Midwest. Additionally, Australian greengrocer cicadas, which follow a seven-year cycle, ..

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Protecting Global Pollinators – Key Facts

Pollinators are vital for agriculture and food security as they contribute to over 75% of food crops and flowering plants but these small insects face numerous threats including pesticides, pollution, climate change, and habitat loss which exacerbates these challenges. Importance ..

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Pando: World’s Oldest Living Organism

Pando is a remarkable clonal colony of quaking aspen trees in Utah, which spans 106 acres and consists of around 47,000 individual trees. Pando is connected by an extensive underground root system, making it a single organism rather than a ..

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Migratory Bird Deaths Linked to Avian Botulism

High temperatures and low salinity in Sambhar Lake have led to a concerning outbreak of avian botulism. This situation has resulted in the deaths of at least 600 migratory birds in Rajasthan. Reports indicate that the die-off began on October ..

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Crinum Andhricum: New Flowering Plant Discovered in Eastern Ghats

Botanists have recently identified a new flowering plant species named Crinum andhricum. This discovery took place in the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. A team led by scientist L Rasingam collected the specimens in April 2023. They found the plant ..

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Agro – Climatic Zones of India

Agro – Climatic Zone is a land that is suitable for growing particular type of crop. It is essential to delineate the land in the country into agro – climatic zones for sustainable agricultural production. What are the agro – ..

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Earth Overshoot Day: observed on August 22

“Earth Overshoot Day” was observed on 22nd August. The international research organization Global Footprint Network, which is also a partner organization of the New Economics Foundation observes the day every year. What is the significance of the day? Earth Overshoot ..

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Railways bans use of single-use plastic

The world is actually littered with plastics. The rapid pilferation of plastics has contaminated land spaces and takes up massive amounts of dump fill space. The pollution is even more critical as plastics take a long time to degrade. What ..