Tin metal is found in everyday life and is essential to an industrial society. In many applications, there is no completely satisfactory substitute for tin, making this metal an important strategic and…
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30 Interesting Facts About Aluminum
Aluminum is lightweight, strong, corrosion-resistant, infinitely recyclable, and an essential part of our daily life. Measured either in quantity or value, aluminum’s use exceeds that of any other metal except iron, and…
20 Interesting Facts About Graphite
Graphite, referred to as plumbago in the early eras, is a crystalline form of the element carbon with its atoms arranged in a hexagonal structure. It occurs naturally in this form and…
What Are Heirloom Cannabis Strains?
With a goal to educate cannabis and sustainability activists on the importance of preserving indigenous cannabis genetics, this series will focus first on cannabis landrace strains and then, finally, on the F1…
20 Interesting Facts About Chromium
Chromium is a chemical element with symbol Cr, atomic number 24, and is the first element in group 6. It is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard, and brittle transition metal. Chromium is valued as an important strategic mineral…
20 Interesting Facts About Vanadium
Vanadium is a chemical element with symbol V and atomic number 23. It is a hard, silvery-grey, ductile, malleable transition metal. Vanadium is rarely found in nature, but once isolated artificially, the formation of an oxide layer somewhat stabilizes the free metal against…
20 Interesting Facts About Cobalt
Cobalt is both an essential biological and industrial metal, considered an important strategic mineral by counties around the world, but most of us know little about this semi-precious metal. Where does Cobalt…
The Ancient History Of Agriculture
“To really understand a plant, one has to look into its history. It became what it is now through its whole course of development.” – Luther Burbank; botanist and ag science pioneer…
Landrace Cannabis Strains Of Latin America
With a goal to educate cannabis and sustainability activists on the importance of preserving indigenous cannabis genetics, this series will focus first on cannabis landrace strains and then, finally, on the F1…
Landrace Cannabis Strains Of The Middle East
With a goal to educate cannabis and sustainability activists on the importance of preserving indigenous cannabis genetics, this series will focus first on cannabis landrace strains and then, finally, on the F1…