botany

Autumn or fall scene where trees and shrubs are showing reds, oranges and pink colours. By 360onhistory.com

The Colours of Autumn and Why Leaves Fall

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Why do leaves fall and what is the reason we can see the purples, reds, oranges, yellows, and browns in winter?

Two people standing between the V-shaped valley between two hills, which are covered with moss. Dylan Shaw/Unsplash

Moss is a lot more vital to Earth’s ecosystems than previously thought

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Mosses are some of the oldest land plants. They are found all over the world. A new study says it is a lot more vital to Earth's ecosystems than previously thought.

Alexander von Humboldt painted by Joseph Karl Stieler

Podcast Episode 3 | Alexander von Humboldt, a scientist you’ve never heard of

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On our history podcast we feature a very influential scientist that you may never have heard of Alexander von Humboldt. Humboldt penguin is named after him.