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Plant Kingdom

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 13:30:04 +0000

visual.ly

An Infographic defining the plant kingdom

» Plant Kingdom

katie Scott

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:13:38 +0000

katie-scott.com

Official website of illustrator Katie Scott.

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Peter Trusler Gallery

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:19:25 +0000

bridgetmcdonnellgallery.com.au

Peter Trusler, palaeo-illustrator and naturalist : paintings owned by the Bridget McDonnell Gallery specialises in 19th and 20th Century Australian and European Paintings, Drawings and Prints.

» Peter Trusler Gallery

600 Million Years - Geological Time Periods

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:02:58 +0000

museumvictoria.com.au

The evolution of life and landscapes happens over vast amounts of time. To understand the scale of time for these changes, we look for evidence in layers of rock. Events like volcanic eruptions, animal extinctions, sediment deposition and ice ages leave traces in layers of rock worldwide.

» 600 Million Years - Geological Time Periods

2010 National Geographic Photo Contest - Galleries

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:52:21 +0000

ngm.nationalgeographic.com

Submit your entry online to the National Geographic Photography Contest in any of these three categories: people, places, and nature. As a leader in capturing our world through brilliant imagery, National Geographic Magazine sets the standard for photographic excellence.

» 2010 National Geographic Photo Contest - Galleries

Tree Of Life - 4 Billion Years Of Evolution

Tue, 31 May 2011 07:49:15 +0000

youtube.com

The story of Earth life, his evolution and diversification.

» Tree Of Life - 4 Billion Years Of Evolution

Biodiversity - Vancouver Film School

Fri, 06 May 2011 12:53:35 +0000

vimeo.com

Created by Vancouver Film School students, this film explain that biodiversity is usefull for human being. That's why humans have to be careful with it.

» Biodiversity - Vancouver Film School

Peak to Peak

Fri, 06 May 2011 12:33:19 +0000

vimeo.com

Researcher Jack Hogg has studied bighorn sheep for over 30 years. In that time, he has come to know the species like few other people ever will. Follow Jack on a delightful journey watch baby bighorn lambs at play, as he discusses what a changing climate might mean for the animals.

» Peak to Peak

Ernst Haeckel galleries

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:03:20 +0000

ernst-haeckel.deviantart.com

Ernst Haeckel plates.

» Ernst Haeckel galleries

Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:00:26 +0000

mblwhoilibrary.org

was a German biologist and artist who discovered, described and named thousands of new species, mapped a genealogical tree relating all life forms, and coined many terms in biology, including anthropogeny, ecology, phylum, phylogeny, and the kingdom Protista.

» Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Hi-Res Photos

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 13:40:05 +0000

cryptome.org

In this March 24, 2011 aerial photo taken by a small unmanned drone.

» Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Hi-Res Photos

Short Sharp Science: Japanese nuclear crisis spreads to two more plants

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:54:55 +0000

newscientist.com

Three days after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami struck Japan, killing an estimated 10,000 people and leaving many more destitute, the country is still struggling to avert nuclear disaster, with problems reported at four separate nuclear power plants.

» Short Sharp Science: Japanese nuclear crisis spreads to two more plants

Harvest

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:50:10 +0000

vimeo.com

Cycle of life forces and ubiquitous influence of technology.

» Harvest

The Future Is Wild - part 1

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:51:09 +0000

youtube.com

This is an adapted and somewhat different version of a documentary which was also broadcasted by the BBC. The idea for 'The Future is Wild ' is very simple. Imagine a world millions of years from now without the dominating presence of humankind.

» The Future Is Wild - part 1

Wildlife Archives - Archiving wildlife for all

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:22:09 +0000

wildlifearchives.com

Blog about wildlife : images, maps, informations

» Wildlife Archives - Archiving wildlife for all

What causes hybrid vigor? Researchers find genetic 'noise' caused by surprising variation in gene activity

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:48:55 +0000

sciencedaily.com

Plant scientists have provided a new solution to an old debate on why species hybrids can be more vigorous than their parents.

» What causes hybrid vigor? Researchers find genetic 'noise' caused by surprising variation in gene activity

Extinct! - Darwin Today

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:33:05 +0000

darwin.rcuk.ac.uk

As a wild plant, the aim is to make as many seeds as you can to out-compete your rivals and avoid extinction. To make seeds, you will need to grow roots to get water and minerals, leaves to trap energy from sunlight and flowers for pollination by insects.

» Extinct! - Darwin Today

BBC Life on Location: Filming Plants in Time-lapse

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:53:11 +0000

youtube.com

The making of an extraordinary shot for BBC Life, showing the growth of plants as they developed : one minute of footage took two years to make!

» BBC Life on Location: Filming Plants in Time-lapse

Linnaeus' thermometer

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:36:19 +0000

linnaeus.uu.se

For his new orangery with its annexes, the solarium (sun house) and the vaporarium (steam house), Linnaeus required a functional thermometer in order to control the environment in the best possible way for his valuable plant material.

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Linnaeaus' garden of plants and animals

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:31:40 +0000

linnaeus.uu.se

Just before his journey to Öland and Gotland in 1741, Linnaeus had been appointed to the chair of medicine at Uppsala University. One of the first things he did was to restore the neglected Botanical Garden.

» Linnaeaus' garden of plants and animals