Can human urine help feed the world? Scientists think so
Human urine may seem like a crude way of fertilizing plants in the era of industrial agriculture, but some researchers are growing increasingly interested in the potential of pee.
Human urine may seem like a crude way of fertilizing plants in the era of industrial agriculture, but some researchers are growing increasingly interested in the potential of pee.
The rainy season will last from mid-May to mid-October, according to the Thai Meteorological Department.
The park is home to a large area of native evergreen broad-leaved vegetation typical of lowland mid-subtropical zones that is increasingly rare in other parts of the world.
The 76.8-meter Bhutan pine, found in Jeling village of Metog, displaced a Taiwan cedar in Southwest China as the mainland's tallest known tree.
According to the locals, fishermen in these rivers use the same rods, reels, lines and hooks that others do globally, and stingrays can sometimes accidentally get caught on them.
Researchers have found that inbreeding may be to blame for disease and the dwindling population.
The Asian Elephant Breeding and Rescue Center has assisted more than 20 injured elephants since it was established in 2008.
38-year-old vet Liu Lijun hopes their efforts at the centre will raise public awareness of wildlife protection and habitat rehabilitation.
Known as the second-largest family of angiosperms, orchids include more than 20,000 species worldwide.
About 70 million rare fish bred at the institute have been released into the Three Gorges Reservoir area in the past decade.