Environment

Oceanic climate features cool summers and winters with narrow annual temperature range.

February 5, 2018 17:23

A garrigue is an ecoregion found in parts of the Mediterranean region.

February 5, 2018 16:48

A photoheterotroph is an organism that uses light for energy, and cannot use carbon dioxide as their sole carbon source.

February 5, 2018 16:19

24% of the Earth's land mass is mountainous.

February 5, 2018 15:14

The Tyrrhenian Sea is located off the western coast of Italy, and is part of the Mediterranean Sea.

February 3, 2018 12:31

Everyone knows that bees make honey, but what do they do with their honey?

February 2, 2018 16:48

The Giant huntsman spider is generally thought to be the largest spider in the world.

February 2, 2018 16:22

Four gibbon species are critically endangered.

February 1, 2018 15:02

Kingfishers are colorful birds of the Coraciiformes order.

February 1, 2018 14:51

Nine tortoise species are labeled as 'Critically Endangered' by the IUCN.

January 31, 2018 16:47

The Central America Volcanic Arc is a chain of volcanoes running parallel to the Pacific coast in Central America.

January 31, 2018 15:55

The global dog population is estimated to be at 900 million.

January 31, 2018 15:02

The study of the underwater depth of ocean floors or lakes is called bathymetry.

January 30, 2018 16:52

The Great Chagos Bank in the Indian Ocean is the largest atoll in the world.

January 29, 2018 16:41

Vanuatu is made up of a variety of islands.

January 26, 2018 15:14

Tuvalu is made up of a number of atolls and islands.

January 26, 2018 15:14

Kiribati is made up of multiple islands and atolls.

January 26, 2018 15:13

A number of unique amphibians live in South Africa.

January 26, 2018 15:03

Amphibians make up some of the most successful species in Egypt.

January 26, 2018 15:03

Worsening population pressures worldwide, many more places yet may still deemed as being uninhabitable in the future due to the effects of human activities.

January 26, 2018 15:00