Plants in American desert or desert-like areas have evolved to make the most of their challenging environment. In the spring, when they receive moisture, they spring into action.
A parasite with a bloom over 3 feet (1 meter) across! For all its beauty, this endangered plant reeks like rotting flesh, attracting insects such as flies for pollination.
Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, and Orlando Bloom are all good-looking. My friends think Bloom is better looking than Depp! Who do you think is the best looking of the three?
To see the harshness of Japan’s concrete jungle offset by the beauty of the flower in bloom is a juxtaposition of two opposing forces playing off of one another.
A parasite with a bloom over 3 feet (1 meter) across! For all its beauty, this endangered plant reeks like rotting flesh, attracting insects such as flies for pollination.
A parasite with a bloom over 3 feet (1 meter) across! For all its beauty, this endangered plant reeks like rotting flesh, attracting insects such as flies for pollination.
Although the country has spent billions of dollars trying to clean up its waterways, China's lakes and rivers still host algae blooms that can turn the environs into a watercolor painting.
Although the country has spent billions of dollars trying to clean up its waterways, China's lakes and rivers still host algae blooms that can turn the environs into a watercolor painting.
Although the country has spent billions of dollars trying to clean up its waterways, China's lakes and rivers still host algae blooms that can turn the environs into a watercolor painting.
Many of the people displaced by Hurricane Sandy are turning to social networks to find a place to stay. In response to an appeal made by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, hundreds have offered free lodging.
Many of the people displaced by Hurricane Sandy are turning to social networks to find a place to stay. In response to an appeal made by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, hundreds have offered free lodging.
Many of the people displaced by Hurricane Sandy are turning to social networks to find a place to stay. In response to an appeal made by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, hundreds have offered free lodging.
"I look across this country, and people are obese, and everybody wrings their hands, and nobody's willing to do something about it" - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defending his proposed ban on large sodas.
"I look across this country, and people are obese, and everybody wrings their hands, and nobody's willing to do something about it" - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg defending his proposed ban on large sodas.
Jonathan Bloom, author of a book called American Wasteland, says Americans squander about 40 percent of the food produced in the U.S. — or 150 billion pounds a year.
To see the harshness of Japan’s concrete jungle offset by the beauty of the flower in bloom is a juxtaposition of two opposing forces playing off of one another.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed to bar New York City's recipients of food stamps from buying sugared beverages, in an effort to curb the city's rising levels of obesity and diabetes.