Shea tree
Some people may have heard about shea butter as they have used it as a skin creme, or a hair… Read More »Shea tree
Cases
Cinchona
Cinchona is a shining example of an ecosystem service – the service known as – pharma-cog-nosy. Pharma what? OK, pharmacognosy… Read More »Cinchona
Bogong moth
Moths. Some people are scared of moths; so many in fact, that the word "Mottephobia" was coined to describe this… Read More »Bogong moth
Dragons and damsels
What?! You want me to read a fairy story in the middle of all this other stuff? No, it was… Read More »Dragons and damsels
Dung beetles
How could anyone like an animal with the word "dung" in its name? How could a dung beetle be of… Read More »Dung beetles
The Diabolical Ironclad Beetle
At last something with a cool name. It sort of looks like a small tank, but it has a super… Read More »The Diabolical Ironclad Beetle
Mycorrhizal fungi
Myco what? Crazy name that most people have never heard of. So why should we care about them? We should… Read More »Mycorrhizal fungi