Skunk cabbage is one of the first plants to sprout in the springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. The plant itself is 20?C (76?F) warmer than the surrounding air, and it melts the snow around itself so that the shoots can sprout upwards.
Taking the guilt out of rock-and-roll
Taking the guilt out of rock-and-roll A new method of manufacturing plastic has resulted
in a material that has the proper resonant qualities that are
needed to make a good acoustic guitar. This new method means that
fewer endangered Brazilian rosewood trees will need to be cut down
to produce guitars. 20 NOVEMBER 1999, P. 23
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