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Advanced-Level Science Projects: Botany

BotanyAdvanced-Level Science ProjectsBotanyHow Close to a Plant Must Pesticides Be in Order to Be Beneficial?Can Healthy Plants Be Grown in Soil Containing No Microorganisms? Can Cloning Make a…

herbicide

(Encyclopedia) herbicideherbicidehrˈbəsīdˌ [key], chemical compound that kills plants or inhibits their normal growth. A herbicide in a particular formulation and application can be described as…

Green Weddings

Taking the environment into consideration when planning weddings. Related Links Top Ten Greenest Buildings in the U.S. Weddings 101 Global Food Crisis Global Warming…

Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Dengue

DengueMosquito and Tick-Borne DiseasesIntroductionYellow FeverDengueWest Nile EncephalitisRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLyme Disease Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) and dengue shock syndrome (DSS)…

June 2000 News and Events

WorldClinton and Putin Unable to Agree (June 4): End cordial two-day Moscow conference without compromise on U.S. plans for national missile defense system. Presidents, however, do pledge to…

Nuclear Disaster Glossary: Terms and Definitions

Becquerel, Cesium, Hibakusha, Pressurized water reactor, and more by Catherine McNiff Below are terms and definitions frequently used in the aftermath of the nuclear disaster in Japan. A-M |…

Math & Science Features

Recent Features Biography | Business | Entertainment | Health & Science | History & Gov't | Society & Culture | Sports | United States | World Jump to: A…

The Mother Lobe of Genius

The fossil skull of a 260-million-year-old sheep-sized animal was found near Williston on the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the most primitive member yet discovered of a group of plant-eaters…

environmentalism

(Encyclopedia) environmentalism, movement to protect the quality and continuity of life through conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and control of land use. The philosophical…

water pollution

(Encyclopedia) water pollution, contamination of water resources by harmful wastes; see also sewerage, water supply, pollution, and environmentalism. The United States has enacted extensive federal…