Witness pear flowers opening and then to fruit swelling
Time-lapse video, filmed over an eight-week period, of pear (Pyrus communis) flowers opening and then swelling to fruit.
Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Paul Pitman/Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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Adapted from C.R. Scotese, The University of Texas at ArlingtonWatch a time-lapse of Earth changing through geologic time, from the Cambrian Era to the projected period of Pangea Proxima.Media Editor: Miranda Chabot
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.The banded sand snake (Chilomeniscus cinctus) is adapted to burrowing, and “swims” beneath the sand. The sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes) uses a different method of locomotion—sidewinding—to move along the sand's surface. Both snakes are found in North American deserts.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Sometimes plants bite back.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzLearn about the medicinal and nutritional properties of nettles.
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Temponaut: Sebastian Skuhra (A Britannica Publishing Partner)Time-lapse video showing the decomposition of a watermelon, a pineapple, strawberries, potatoes, and other fruits and vegetables.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzLearn what creates the signature taste and smell of one of the world's favorite fruits—the apple.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzLearn about oranges.
