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The corn, soybean and spring wheat crops are off to a great start despite weather that has not been entirely favorable when measured by traditional standards. May was the hottest on record for that month, and June has been the third-hottest over the Midwest. It is likely that the 11 weeks of 1 May-14 July will end up being the hottest such period ever for the Midwest, exceeding that of the 2012 drought year. Yet weekly crop condition ratings have remained very high, raising the possibility of another year of near-record yields. True, the impact of the heat has been softened by high levels of soil moisture accumulated during the heavy spring rains. We are totally unqualified to discuss pl...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
