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Pollen-bearing cones

How do pine trees reproduce?

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Cluster of pollen-bearing male cones of Austrian (black) pine (Pinus nigra).

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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?

Pine cones of a Sugar Pine (Pinus lambertiana) longest cone of any conifer on a pine tree, June 9, 2003. pine cone.

The 7 Best Pinecones (Really!)

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Estimated battle casualties, Normandy invasion, World War II. WWII, D-Day

Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)

Car with a pickle design in the Zagreb Red Bull Soapbox Race, Zagreb, Croatia, September 14, 2019. (games, races, sports)

10 Unusual Sports

The impeachment trial of Pres. Andrew Johnson, illustration from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, March 28, 1868.

What If the President Is Impeached?

Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained

San Francisco, California/USA-1/18/20: Womens March at Civic Center marching with signs of political protest regarding equality also embracing 2020 presidential candidates and celebrating equality

How Does the U.S. Government Define the Difference Between a Protest and a Riot?

airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)

7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

6 Animals That Eat Their Mates

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Pollen-bearing cones

How do pine trees reproduce?

How Siberian chipmunks prepare for winter

Benefits and dangers of pine resin to ants

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Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)

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Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)

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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

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