Nature

Get Started Growing Bamboo - Bamboo may be one of the very best candidates for a kind of plant to grow in or outside your home. Bamboo is attractive, can bloom in a multitude of colors (depending on the variety), and, once mature, can survive with relatively little maintenance.

Rainforests: Way More Than Just Monkeys And Parrots - Rainforests are the dynamic engine of the Earth's biosphere; they fix carbon from the atmosphere, and the aspiration of plants in the rain forests produce nearly 10% of the oxygen we need to live (over 70% of the oxygen is generated by algae and plankton on the world's oceans).

Leopard Geckos: The Lizard That Wants to Be Your Pet! - Leopard geckos are nocturnal lizards, natively found in the deserts of Pakistan, Afghanistan, and parts of India.

How to Cook Maya Tepeizcuinte (Paca Jungle Rat) - This is a true account of my Maya neighbor 'Jungle Man' catching a 25 pound tepeizcuinte (tepe), preparing and cooking it.

Water Is A Bird Magnet - There is no better way to get birds flocking to your yard than a good source of fresh water. A bird's need for water through every season of the year is so strong that even species you never expected will be attracted to a strategically placed water source.

The Magnificent National Parks of Andalucia - Besides great sunshine, delicious cuisine and a rich monumental heritage, Andalucia also offers its visitors ample opportunities to revel in its diverse flora and fauna that abound in its two magnificent national parks, 23 natural parks and 31 assorted natural reserves.

Cheap Gasoline Is Coming Back In A Different Way - A must read! Powerful article that explains the benefits of the most abundant alternative fuels available today and how it will eventually reduce the cost of gasoline in the days to come.

40 Billion Barrel Downturn - According to an article in World Oil Magazine entitled, Three super-giant fields discovered offshore Brazil, by Arthur Berman; three new offshore oil fields have been discovered in Brazil's Santos Basin. How does this new oil discovery compare with the largest oil field in the world, Ghawar in Saudi Arabia?

Forestry Communities in Northern Ontario - Forestry is one of the key industries in Northern Ontario. Northern Ontario's forest areas play an important role in providing livelihood to forestry communities all over the region.

The Rainforest: A Web Of Relationships - People talk about the rainforest as an ecosystem, but most tend to think of the trees (and to some extent, plants) as merely a habitat for the animals that survive within its domain.