Adaptation
Scientists investigated what might happen to Mexican spotted owls as the air temperature continues to rise in a changing climate.…
Owl-ch! – How a Changing Climate Might Affect Mexican Spotted Owls
Scientists investigated what might happen to Mexican spotted owls as the air temperature continues to rise in a changing climate. The scientist wanted to know how warmer air temperatures might...
Water temperature helps regulate aquatic ecosystems, and, for many aquatic organisms, life-cycle phases are tied to water temperature. Salmon eggs,…
Timed Travel: Measuring the Relationship Between Stream Temperatures and the Development of Salmon
Water temperature helps regulate aquatic ecosystems, and, for many aquatic organisms, life-cycle phases are tied to water temperature. Salmon eggs, for example, generally require a certain number of degree days...
In the Natural Inquirer Freshwater edition, you will learn many new things about Earth’s freshwater. As you read each article,…
Freshwater – Vol. 18 No. 1
In the Natural Inquirer Freshwater edition, you will learn many new things about Earth’s freshwater. As you read each article, think about your daily water use. You use clean freshwater…
In this edition of Natural Inquirer, you will learn about the world’s forests. Every 5 years the Food and Agriculture…
The World’s Forests 2 – Vol. 15 No. 2
In this edition of Natural Inquirer, you will learn about the world’s forests. Every 5 years the Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, publishes a report about the world’s forests,…
Primary forests are usually rich in biodiversity. Biodiversity is the variety of life and life processes. When a natural ecosystem…
Inquiry 2: Biodiversity and the World’s Forests
Primary forests are usually rich in biodiversity. Biodiversity is the variety of life and life processes. When a natural ecosystem is diverse, it has a variety of living organisms. In...
Prairies are grasslands that are often used as forage for cattle. When a wildfire burns across a prairie, the grass…
Time Will Tell: Does Wildfire Damage the Prairie?
Prairies are grasslands that are often used as forage for cattle. When a wildfire burns across a prairie, the grass is killed immediately and there is no forage for cattle....
Prairies are grasslands that are often used as forage for cattle. When a wildfire burns across a prairie, the grass…
Time Will Tell: Does Wildfire Damage the Prairie? (Spanish)
Prairies are grasslands that are often used as forage for cattle. When a wildfire burns across a prairie, the grass is killed immediately and there is no forage for cattle....
Enjoy a journey to the tropics! In the Natural Inquirer Tropical Forest edition, readers will learn about the plants and…
Tropical Forest – Vol. 3 No. 1
Enjoy a journey to the tropics! In the Natural Inquirer Tropical Forest edition, readers will learn about the plants and animals that make the tropics special. The tropics are the…
Pine forests are common in the tropical Caribbean. Usually, these pine forests also have an understory of broad-leafed trees. Broad-leafed…
Please Join Us for Dinner: Tropical Birds and Their Temporary Guests
Pine forests are common in the tropical Caribbean. Usually, these pine forests also have an understory of broad-leafed trees. Broad-leafed trees are trees with flat leaves. The pine forests are...
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