Chocolate & Cut Flowers Behind the feel-good advertising façade of Valentine's Day, the global chocolate and cut-flower giants are poisoning the Earth with toxic pesticides and exploiting farm workers. Over 40 percent of the world's chocolate comes from Africa's Côte d'Ivoire, where the ...
Spotting these pretty pink flowers signals the start of spring, but have you ever wondered about their history? Here's what you need to know about cherry blossom trees, plus lots of cherry blossoms facts .
shade tolerant tropical tree with an open, rounded crown. The plant normally grows about 30 – 40 meters tall but specimens up to 60 meters tall can be found in favorable conditions. The bole is straight and cylindrical with a buttressed base – it usually has a diameter of 100 – 120 c...
If you imagine the desert as a barren wasteland, you will be surprised to learn that deserts are home to a variety of plant life, from the prickly cactus to rare desert flowers that bloom after rainfall. Because desert plants cannot survive without water, they have developed extreme coping m...
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The gelada(Theropithecus gelada)is a large primate with the brown stocky body. It occurs in the Ethiopian Highlands. The gelada is also known as ‘bleeding-heart monkey’ or gelada baboon. Grasses make up ninety percent of the baboon’s diet. The monkey prefers to make habitats on rocky ...
Leaves are ovate-heart-shaped to rounded, usually 5-10 cm in length, sharply toothed but largely heteromorphous, the upper clasping the stem. All leaves have large rounded teeth. Lowest leaves are deeply lobed and long-stalked. Flowers ...
Round, disc-like soft fruit pods develop from fertilized flowers. Each soft pad consists of polygonal pits encasing ovoid seeds. Mature lotus seeds are black, ovoid, possess a hard outer shell, and measure about the size of a green pea. Inside, the dicotyledon kernel is creamy-white with ...
However, there has been recent speculation about the potential of mast cell stabilizers and exogenous DAO supplementation as complementary therapy [157]. The purpose of this therapy is to improve the digestion of dietary histamine in individuals with histamine intolerance, who may have insufficient ...
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