Posts Tagged ‘nature’

Costa Rica has one of the most diverse plant ecologies in the world; from cloud and rain forests to mangrove swamps, Costa Rica has a rich and varied plant life. Costa Rica, 51,000 square kilometers of land situated between Panama and Nicaragua in Central America, is a small country with a huge biodiversity of plant life. It has remarkably different climates on each of its coastlines, ... Full story

One of the most controversial questions in biology is whether behaviour is determined by nature or nurture. A new program has been launched to shed light on this question by analyzing all sources of information relating to the complex society of Apis mellifera, the Western honeybee. The debate raises ethical questions about the the determination of behaviour in social animals, including humans. The nature side suggests ... Full story