A native of China and one of the oldest medicinal herbs, camellia sinensis is a tall evergreen shrub that blooms with white followers that resemble dogwood roses. This is the shrub that started the legend of tea in 2737 B.C. when the fresh leaves fell into the boiling water of Chinese Emperor Shen Nung, the father of Chinese medicine. Today, there are more than three thousand species of the shrub ... read full post picked by TeaAvenue 2 years ago

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Today, there are more than three thousand species of the shrub that yield hundreds - if not thousands - of varieties of the most popular teas in the world - green, oolong from leaves that are mildly fermented; and black, the most pungent of the teas, comes from fully fermented leaves. picked by TeaAvenue 2 years ago

Chinese scientists have successfully bred partially green fluorescent pig. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

Many longtime sailors have been mesmerized by the dazzling displays of green light often seen below the ocean surface in tropical seas. Now researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have uncovered key clues about the bioluminescent worms that produce the green glow and the biological mechanisms behind their light production. picked by kakana 8 months ago

The X Prize Foundation, the same organization behind the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize to send private vehicles to the moon, said Tuesday that it has put together an eco challenge for YouTubers called "What's your crazy green idea?" picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Two million flights pass through New York's airspace each year. Artist Aaron Koblin used images from his piece, Flight Patterns, to create a Google map representing air traffic across the United States over a 24-hour period. Check out the animation video at the artist's site. picked by suebe 9 months ago