New study: Amazonian soil could be the key to reforestation
The Amazonian soil, known as terra preta, has been found to be a nutrient-rich soil with a blackened color, thanks to years of charcoal additives. According to a recent study published in Frontiers in Soil Science, charcoal from small fires used for cooking, animal bones,…
Saurona: The Butterfly That Could Rule Them All, According to Scientists
Scientists have discovered two new species of butterflies with dark eye-shaped patterns on their orange wings, and have named them after the notorious villain from J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings novels. The Natural History Museum in London called it an “homage to an eye-conic…