Gymnosperms
Gymnosperms include around 750 species. Among gymnosperms we find the tallest trees on Earth, like for example sequoia that can reach up to 100 metre height. Among gymnosperms we also find coniferae (this word means “cone-carrier”). Among them, we find pines, fir trees, larches, cedars of Lebanon, cypress and juniper. Most of conifers are ever-green plants, with needle-shaped or squama-shaped leaves.
Special reports
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2 July 2014
A hoax? No thank you, I prefer to find out myself!
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What language does science speak?
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8 March 2022
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2 July 2014
A hoax? No thank you, I prefer to find out myself!
In Italian, bufala: a hoax, also means a female buffalo...
30 July 2020
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
We have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when we unplug and…
-
10 April 2020
What language does science speak?
Do you remember the game called “Chinese whispers”? All the participants had to stand in line and the game started…
8 March 2022
8 March. We remember Rosalind Franklin, the great female DNA scientist.
DNA was first isolated by Friedrich Miescher, a Swiss biochemist in 1869. It was a brilliant, but not complicated operation:…
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27 February 2022
In search of the riders of icebergs
International Polar Bear Day, set up by Polar Bears International, a non-profit organisation, was held on 27 February. The aim…
12 February 2022
A naturalist’s voyage around the world
Charles Darwin was just 22 years old when he set sail on board HMS Beagle...
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2 July 2014
A hoax? No thank you, I prefer to find out myself!
In Italian, bufala: a hoax, also means a female buffalo...
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30 July 2020
Holidays, yes! but they must be sustainable!
We have been speaking of sustainable behaviours to apply to our daily life, but what happens when we unplug and…
-
10 April 2020
What language does science speak?
Do you remember the game called “Chinese whispers”? All the participants had to stand in line and the game started…
From the Multimedia section
Facts
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Flour from forests
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Energy from palm trees
Oils that are obtained from palm trees can be used as alternatives to fossil fuels and their use is about…
The tree and the truffle
Truffles are hypogean (underground) fungi which grow in the presence of particular trees such as oaks, holm oaks and willows,…
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17 May 2011
Flour from forests
Bread and flour are staple foods for many cultures around the world. It is possible to produce flour from cereals…
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16 May 2011
The forest has its own seasons
Even if the temperature of this ecosystem is stable all...
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17 May 2011
Flour from forests
Bread and flour are staple foods for many cultures around the world. It is possible to produce flour from cereals…
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16 May 2011
The forest has its own seasons
Even if the temperature of this ecosystem is stable all...