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Spreading oak tree in summer. (green, leaves, deciduous, shade)
Trees: Giants Holding the Sky
Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)
Trees of the World
Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous
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Urtica dioica, often called common nettle or stinging nettle
7 Dangerous Plants You Should Never Touch
European beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn. Note: Oak tree far left. Fall colors
Why Do Leaves Fall in Autumn?
Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
Do Plants Feel Pain?
Majestic sequoias in Sequoia National Park. (trees; sunlight; forest; conifers; sequoia tree)
Saving the World’s Largest Trees
Shooting star (Dodecatheon pauciflorum).
Botanical Sex: 9 Alluring Adaptations
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Titanosaurs: 8 of the World's Biggest Dinosaurs
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7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances
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10 Unusual Sports
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Estimated Battle Casualties During the Normandy Invasion and Campaign to Liberate Paris (June–August 1944)
Lake Mead (the impounded Colorado River) at the Hoover Dam. The light-coloured band of rock above the shoreline shows the decrease in water level in the first few years of the 21st century.
6 Lakes That Are Drying Up
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6 Animals That Eat Their Mates
Wasp spider. Argiope bruennichi. Orb-weaver spider. Spiders. Arachnid. Cobweb. Spider web. Spider's web. Spider silk. Black and yellow striped wasp spider spinning a web.
Do We Really Swallow Spiders in Our Sleep?

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How high can a tree grow?
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Discover how water moves through plants, including osmosis and transpiration
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European beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in autumn. Note: Oak tree far left. Fall colors
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