Newest zombie fungusZombie fungus is the popular name for the species of Ophiocordyceps that alter the behavior of the insects they grow in.zodiacal bandThe zodiacal band is the extremely faint strip of light that connects the zodiacal light in…zephyrusZephyrus is the Greek name for the west wind, one of the four principal winds alongside… just added →
geology tsunamiA series of ocean waves generated by a sudden, large-scale displacement of the seafloor —…seismographAn instrument that records the ground’s motion during an earthquake — converting the…exfoliationThe peeling away of concentric sheets of rock from a cliff face or dome, like the layers of… 263 words →
agriculture satoyamaSatoyama is the managed landscape between a Japanese village and the mountain wilderness…water-meadowA water-meadow is a river meadow deliberately flooded in a controlled way by a system of…shielingA stone-built shelter used during summer grazing months on the Hebridean or Highland moor. 80 words →
grassland hairstHairst is the Scots word for harvest, and by extension for autumn itself, the season being named for the work that fills it.cerradoThe cerrado is the tropical savanna of central Brazil, grassland with gnarled,…campoOpen grassland or savanna, especially in South America — the vast, treeless or lightly treed plains of Brazil’s interior. 83 words →
senses sorrelSorrel is a leafy perennial of grassland and roadside with arrow-shaped leaves and a sharp lemon taste from the oxalic acid in them.sfericsSferics are the bursts of radio noise produced by lightning.nightglowNightglow is the faint luminescence of the upper atmosphere seen after dark, and it is the nighttime component of airglow. 208 words →
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