From seed to tree – how forest and tree-management company, Rayonier, processes pinecones to create new pine forests.

Rayonier pinecone seeds will be extracted and sent to seedling nursery

You may pile them in buckets, kick them across the yard or decorate them for a craft, but did you ever think about the potential forest contained within every pinecone?

Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) Democratic Republic of the Congo

Populations of vertebrates (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish) have seen a devastating 69% drop on average since 1970, according to World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2022. Populations in Latin America and the Caribbean have fared worst, with an average decline of 94%.

Some species of trees are able to handle rising heat in the tropics by sucking up large quantities of water to their leaves and transpiring through wide-opened pores in their leaves.

The skulls of tetrapods had fewer bones than extinct and living fish, limiting their evolution for millions of years, according to a latest study.

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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the global leading authority on the status of biological diversity, has declared the monarch butterfly an endangered species. According to scientists, the monarch population has declined between 23 and 72 percent in the past decade.

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Bloodworms are known for their unusual fang-like jaws, which are made of protein, melanin, and concentrations of copper not found elsewhere in the animal kingdom. Scientists have observed how these worms use copper harvested from marine sediments to form their jaws, and the process, described in research publishing in the journal Matter on April 25,…

La Palma volcanic eruption as seen from space (magnified)

The EU’s Sentinel-2 satellite captured a stunning image this week, of the intensifying volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma.

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Wind Catching Systems (WCS) have introduced a spectacular new design that they say will revolutionize wind generation. Called “Windcatcher grids”, these massive wind turbine arrays look like something out of a science fiction movie – and can generate five-times as much energy as a normal wind turbine!

Does the thought of even eating a animal cracker make you sad? Take heart! Here comes meat grown in a lab!

The Sun takes a step back, the leaves lull themselves to sleep, and autumn is awakened. But how do trees know when it’s time to turn their leaves brown and drop them to the ground?

Category: General Science

From seed to tree – how forest and tree-management company, Rayonier, processes pinecones to create new pine forests.

Mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish have seen a devastating nearly 70% drop in population since 1970.

Scientists find trees, like people, get overheated in a warmer rainforest.

Earliest land animals had fewer skull bones than fish – restricting their evolution.

Beloved monarch butterfly put on the endangered species list.

Research reveals how Bloodworms make their unique copper teeth.

The 20,000-mile satellite view of the La Palma volcanic eruption is in a word – terrifying.

Colossal “Windcatchers” placed in the ocean aim to blow away outdated single-turbine wind-generation designs.

Meat grown in a lab? Break out the lab coats, it’s time to chow down on meat grown in a test tube.

Why do tree leaves turn brown and fall off in the Winter (it’s probably not for the reason you thought)?

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