There are many creatures on the internet that do not actually exist, even though we would like them to. Like, would you believe there is an animal that can photosynthesize, decapitate itself, and is incredibly cute? They are the...

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Raising tadpoles until they become small frogs is a great way to learn about the natural world.

Environmentalists hold ‘wake’ for Lough Neagh over toxic algae bloomSource: PA

A perfect kids learning video about animals. Sloths are amongst the most interesting animals on earth. These drowsy tree-dwellers sleep up to 20 hours a day! And even when they are awake, they barely move at all. In fact, they're so...

The marine ecosystem intricately connects with life on land through processes like the production of DMS gas by algae, which seeds clouds and nourishes inland rainforests—rainforests that in turn return nutrients back to the sea. As...

I took a boat through 96 million black plastic balls on the Los Angeles reservoir to find out why they're there. The first time I heard about shade balls the claim was they reduce evaporation. But it turns out this isn't the reason they...

From Mexico all the way up to Alaska, hundreds of gray whales have been washing up ashore. The deaths peaked in 2019, and the numbers were so significant that it led scientists to call it an Unusual Mortality Event (UME) which kicked...

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A flexible or rigid boundary protecting a cell, outside the cell membrane.
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An overabundance of nutrients in a body of water, causing excessive plant growth.
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A green pigment found in all plants and algae, that enables energy from sunlight to be converted to chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis.
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The amazing grazing habits of the parrotfish, which helps turn hard coral into pure white sand.



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Very simple organisms that can photosynthesise like plants, but do not have complex features such as roots, stems, or leaves.
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An organism that can make its own food, being able to produce complex organic compounds, such as proteins and carbohydrates.
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The process that plants use to convert energy from the Sun into chemical energy.
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A food chain simply states which organisms consume each other, and shows how energy moves through living things in an ecosystem.
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Lichens exist in extreme environments where other life struggles to survive. But these tough species cannot tolerate pollution, and reflect the health of ecosystems. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Lichens are organisms that can...

Discover the amazingly diverse world of algae. These species come in all shapes and sizes, and are one of the most important groups of organisms on our planet. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Algae produce more oxygen than all...

Coral seas are the most colourful and diverse habitats on Earth, built from a unique symbiotic relationship between coral larvae and algae. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Coral reefs are found in warm, tropical oceans and are...

The ocean's surface is teeming with creatures that live in water but need sunlight to survive. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. The sunlight zone is the area between 0m and 200m beneath the surface of the sea and is home to...

Explore the ways in which scientists are developing new sources of energy.
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