Planting trees to save energy is a great conservation strategy. It not only saves you money on your heating and cooling bill but it is also environmentally friendly. You use less fuel to heat and cool your home so you produce less green house gases. You are doing your part to reduce global warming and you boost biodiversity to boot.
There are six main characteristics of living things used to decide if something belongs in the tree of life. Most of the time its pretty easy to decide. There is at least one exception. Do you know what it is?
Keeping a science gratitude journal can make you healthier and happier. Science strongly supports this. If you love science and nature, why not record your gratitude about the living world around you daily and reap the rewards of practicing gratitude.
Science creativity is a great way to express yourself and learn to live in the moment. Science and creativity can go hand in hand. There are many ways to express yourself through science creativity.
Science journaling, for those science junkies who teach or just love anything related to science is a rewarding activity. Its great for adults but it is also a rewarding activity for kids. Both adults and kids can improve their science literacy skills by actively recording their ideas and thoughts about the world around them.
Learning how to increase biodiversity around your home is not hard. Avoid monoculture and instead introduce polyculture by adding a variety of trees, shrubs and plants to your landscaping plans.
Why is biodiversity important? Our Earth is home to some many species so…what if we lose some? Well, there are six very important reasons it should not be ignored. *There are amazon links in this post. Click on one and I might make a small commission at no cost to you.
DNA fingerprinting is a cool piece of technology. It give clues to our past and can help shape our future through insights to health concerns controlled by our genes. Genetic forensics is important in crime fighting and as the technology improves, the more accurate and faster the results. *Note: You will find Amazon links within this post. If you click I might make some coffee money at no cost, of course, to you.
What is the structure of DNA? Read on to find out about this important, complex molecule that contains the blueprint for creating all life on our planet. *This post contains affiliate links. If you click on them I might make a commission at no cost to you.
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