Some mice can fit through a hole with the size of a pencil! Mice prefer to remain outdoors during the summer months, though the onset of winter sends them flocking to our homes in hordes to seek warmth. Armed with a soft skull and an ability to gnaw, mice only …
The shade and wind buffering provided by trees reduces annual heating and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars. Each average-sized tree provides an estimated $7 savings in annual environmental benefits, including energy conservation and reduced pollution. A single tree produces approximately 260 pounds of oxygen per year. That means two …
A species of tree native to Belize contains both a powerful toxin and its antidote. Very appropriately named, the ‘give-and-take’ tree is covered in poisonous razor-sharp thorns. Nature must have a sense of humor, because the only known antidote to this poison is found in the tree’s own sap. The …