Category: Biodiversity
How carrots went from being purple to orange
carrotmuseum.co.uk These days, when we think of carrots, orange is the first color that comes to mind. Interestingly enough, this…
This massive fungus is (technically) the largest known living organism
W. J. Pilsak/Wikimedia Commons Based on a technicality, the world’s largest living organism is a gigantic honey fungus colony in…
Why is the water hyacinth a notorious aquatic pest?
Ted Center/USDA In 1901, a strange aquatic plant was brought into Thailand from Indonesia by Thai royalty, captivated by its…
Why hummingbirds are like ‘living helicopters’
Getty Images Fact: Hummingbirds are the only birds known to be capable of flying backwards for any length of time…
Is spinach really a good source of iron?
Lisa Fotios/Pexels Ever heard about how a misplaced decimal point made cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar choose spinach (ππ±πͺπ―π’π€πͺπ’ π°ππ¦π³π’π€π¦π’) as…
Wildlife wealth: The different animals featured on Philippine peso bills
BSP/Design Systemat The Philippines is home to a vast assortment of unique and interesting wildlife, from the crescent-horned tamarawΒ to the…
Why strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries aren’t really berries
Petr Kratochvil/CC0 Strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries are edible fruits that people all over the world enjoy in a variety of…
Bovine banter: 5 facts you should know about the tamaraw
Gregg Yan We all learned about the tamaraw somewhere down the line during elementary school. But unless your teacher had…
Why you should never carelessly approach an ostrich
Yathin S. Krishnappa/CC BY-SA 4.0 Popular myth would have you believe that ostriches (genus Struthio) bury their heads in the…
A slimy, slithery, and possibly poisonous congress: Facts about salamanders
Concord Monitor/Associated Press You’ve probably seen this in the form of a meme or a furious political status update from…
