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...to keep your kelp happy.

"A new international study has found that large brown seaweeds, when under stress, release large quantities of inorganic iodine into the coastal atmosphere, where it may contribute to cloud formation."

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Since my trip to the herbarium, I've been thinking about the botanical (and non-botanical) biodiversity in my own apartment. So here, dear friends, is an annotated list, organized by taxonomic family, of all the organisms (macroscopic ones, at least) that allow me to live in their company.

Araceae: Epipremnum aureum - The common household Pothos ( Read more... )

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