Category archives: Plants

Animals and plants introduced from foreign habitats may not reveal themselves to be harmful ’invasive’ species for decades, according to a European study published recently. Species that are moved away from their natural predators back home can displace native species in their new habitats, and scientists say the problem already…

I’m jumping over a four leaf clover! Once upon a time, before the advent of synthetic weed killers for the lawn in the late 1940s, most American lawns contained white clover. Because no formulation of weed control could be developed that left both grass and clover, but killed everything else,…

There are 239 billion green opportunities in China. That is, China is planning on spending Y2 trillion ($239 million) to ensure that renewable energy will account for 15% of the nation’s power by the year 2020. China is the world’s second largest energy user. A country one fourth the size…