May 12, 2020
Bird migration is one of the wonders of the natural world, undertaken by approximately one out of every five bird species. Migration is an extraordinary feat […]
May 10, 2020
The major communities which characterise the terrestrial vegetation assemblages of the Maltese Islands are part of the successional sequence leading to the climax assemblage i.e. from […]
May 6, 2020
Covid-19 has shown us how we need to learn to adapt to a ‘new’ normal at a very fast rate. This need to adapt for the […]
May 3, 2020
When thinking about snakes in Malta, we often remember the story of how upon arriving on Malta, St. Paul was bitten by a snake and threw […]
May 1, 2020
There’s more to the exotic orchids than meets the eye. Orchids are one of the world’s most adored and refined flowers, which have fascinated human kind […]
April 28, 2020
Nocturnal birds differ from diurnal ones, not just because the former is active at night in the hunting for prey, but there are even some physical […]
April 27, 2020
Native plants of the Mediterranean Islands have adapted to survive the long, hot dry summers and the short cool winters. Since conditions may be quite stressful, […]
April 26, 2020
On a global scale, one of the most dangerous plant bacterium is the Xylella fastidiosa, a plant pathogen which causes huge negative impacts not only on […]
April 24, 2020
The Convolvulus is a genius of about over 200 flowering plant species of the Bindweed or Morning Glory family, mostly climbing or trailing vines or herbs. […]