Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

Good News:Coral Found A Way to Survive

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Rashid Faridi

Coral reefs are under stress worldwide, often due to climate change issues. Researchers have uncovered a pattern of gene activity that enables some corals to survive in higher temperatures. Some of the Acropora hyacinthus corals in the back reef of … Continue reading →

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Gravity Influences Life Form

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Gravitational biology Gravitational biology is the study of the effects gravity has on living organisms. Throughout the history of the Earth life has evolved to survive changing conditions, such as changes in the climate and habitat. The only constant factor … Continue reading →

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Ley Farming or Alternate Husbandry:An Ecofriendly System

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

Ley farming is an agricultural system where the field is alternately seeded for grain and left fallow. Another name for the method is “alternate husbandry”. In ley farming, the field is alternately used for grain or other cash crops for … Continue reading →

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Tigers on the “Verge of Extinction”(link)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Rashid Faridi

The world’s tiger population is declining fast despite efforts to save them, and new strategies are urgently needed to keep the species from dying out, international wildlife experts said on Tuesday at a 13-nation Tiger conference held in Kathmandu. Read … Continue reading →

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