A freshwater ecologist explains why the mountain is less a postcard and more a slow-leaking, bug-monitored water machine.

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A bill before the Hawaii Legislature would formally recognize the coconut tree as a food source, water source and cultural ...

Cape Town, in South Africa, is famous for its dramatic mountains and coastline, but its greatest treasure lies in the plants that carpet its slopes and valleys. Table Mountain National Park and its ...

Dian Spear previously worked for South African National Parks, and she received funding from the JRS Biodiversity Foundation for this work. Nicola van Wilgen-Bredenkamp works for SANParks and received ...

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Cape Town, in South Africa, is famous for its dramatic mountains and coastline, but its greatest treasure lies in the plants that carpet its slopes and valleys. Table Mountain National Park and its ...

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For many years the prevailing debate about the Maya centred upon why their civilisation collapsed. Now, many scholars are asking: how did the Maya survive?