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Asbestos (/æsˈbɛstəs, æz-, -tɒs/ ****-BES-təs, az-, -toss) is a
naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral.
There are six types, all of
which are composed...
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commonly called the
cork oak, is a medium-sized,
evergreen oak tree in the
section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the
primary source of
cork for wine bottle...
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ethical investment and
specifically fossil-fuel
divestment through parti****tion in the
Quakers and the UK
Fossil Free campaign. She parti****ted in bringing...
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called the
cork cambium,
these cells produce cork cells that turn into
cork. A
limited number of cell
layers may form
interior to the
cork cambium, called...
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evidence for even
earlier human habitation of the area: Homo
sapiens fossils that had been
discovered in the late 2000s near the
Atlantic coast in Jebel...
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headquarters for Europe, the
Middle East and
Africa (EMEA) are
located in
Cork in the
south of Ireland,
called the
Hollyhill campus. The facility, which...
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resulted in the
founding of many of Ireland's most
important towns,
including Cork, Dublin, Limerick, and
Waterford (earlier
Gaelic settlements on
these sites...
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called subfamily Amygdaloideae (incorrectly "Spiraeoideae"). The
oldest fossils confirmed to
belong to
Prunus date to the Eocene, and are
found across...
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papillate or
digitiform (finger-like). A seed coat with the
consistency of
cork is
referred to as suberose.
Other terms include crustaceous (hard, thin or...
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Palaeobiology at
University College Cork. McNamara's
research focuses on the
preservation of soft
tissues in the
fossil record,
fossil colour, and
feather evolution...
