On 16 September 1999 the Croatian Post issued a commemorative stamp to celebrate International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (source: www.posta.hr/default.aspx?id=744&m=345) THE …
Interesting features of park forest golubinjak
Photo 1. Detail of Ice Cave at Park Forest Golubinjak (Photo by M. Randić) INTERESTING FEATURES OF PARK FOREST GOLUBINJAK The primary, natural phenomenon of …
International year of light and international year of soils (soil crusts) 2015
Photo 1. Detail of overgrown soil crusts at Punta Križa on Cres Island (Photo by Marko Randić) THE UNIQUENESS OF SOIL CRUSTS AT PUNTA KRIŽA ON …
Celebrating rječina day – has the mystery of the pebbles in rječina canyon finally been resolved?
Photo 1. Glacial striations found on pebbles from the edge of Rječina Canyon, possible evidence of Pleistocene glaciation within reach of Rijeka (Photo by Ljerka …
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Photo 1. Accumulation of Neptune grass on the pebble beach of a cove not far from Kunfin Cove (Punta Križa, Cres Island). Photo taken on …
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Photo 1. The dark patina is in stark contrast to the white limestone of the outward leaning part of the Leaning Tower, the bell-tower of …
On the occasion of the international year of light 2015
In Croatia, the hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium, Apiaceae) has many names: medvidovina, medvjeđi dlan, smrdeće zelje, trava od šapa, šapika, vučja peta and others. Bears, in …
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Photo 1. Photo of a four-lined snake, taken on Ilovik Island. The snake has made its way into a blackbir’s nest in an old native, …