There are more than 100 wild animal species unique to China including such well-known rare animals as the giant ... more than 32,000 species of higher plants, and almost all the major plants ...

This observation is explained by another key feature of stem cells that is shared between plants and animals, as explained below. The ability of stem cells to constantly generate new tissues has ...

Life (as far as we know) started in water and is still very much dependent upon it. Find out about the animals and plants that rely on ponds, the history and key features of this habitat, and why we ...

Relocation to a new site is a usual part of the life cycle of many plants and animals and is viewed as an adaptive trait in life history. Active and Passive Dispersal Individuals can disperse ...

These two groups can be split into many smaller ones. Plants that make seeds are either flowering plants or conifer trees. Plants that don't make seeds are either ferns or mosses. feed grow ...

What does ecology have to do with me? Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

While these animals feature on cards and seasonal images each year ... its covering of silvery hairs and bright yellow flowers which develop around the festive period inspired its English name. Other ...

“My heart breaks over the loss of these 21 species,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “These plants and animals can never be brought back. We ...