Aromatic plants produce essential oils for simple reasons: to survive and defend themselves. Indeed, these powerful molecules act as a kind of natural shield, repelling...
Fruit trees follow a kind of internal clock synchronized with the seasons. This biological clock tells them when to bloom, bear fruit, or rest. For...
The eyes of mantis shrimp are among the most advanced in the animal kingdom. They can move their eyes independently of each other, giving them...
Estuaries offer a wide range of very diverse habitats in a small space: mud, sand, reeds, seagrass meadows, and salt marshes. All this diversity attracts...
In an ecosystem, each species occupies a specific place, like a piece in a giant puzzle. A great diversity of species helps maintain an effective...
In natural salt pans, seawater or water from a saline spring accumulates and becomes trapped in natural basins. Under the action of the sun and...
Towards the end of the 19th century, scientists discovered an intriguing phenomenon: certain materials spontaneously emit mysterious radiation capable of impressing photographic plates; this is...
When you ascend in altitude, your point of view changes: you are much closer to the base of the clouds than in the plains. From...
The sun on the horizon passes through more of the atmosphere than when it is high in the sky. As a result, sunlight undergoes refraction, meaning it...
A solar eclipse is when the Moon comes directly between the Sun and the Earth, in a straight line. This only happens at the time...
