Monday, 5 June 2023
quote [ In the Canary Islands, endangered angelsharks and European tourists are attracted to the same habitat which, for once, isn?t bad for the wildlife. ]
Beach of fake, the place to be
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Friday, 2 June 2023
quote [ Shine on, little gecko. ]
But do they rave? Someone find leezurd and ask!
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Wednesday, 31 May 2023
quote [ A new study helps clarify the evolutionary origins of the "platypus of fungi." Approximately 600 seemingly disparate fungi that never quite found a fit along the fungal family tree have been demonstrated to have a common ancestor. ]
You can also read the full paper here https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(22)01770-5
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quote [ Every summer, hundreds of millipedes are murdered on one small Massachusetts island. ]
I'll bring you millipedes
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Sunday, 28 May 2023
quote [ ?[The] toxicity of plastic actually increases with recycling. Plastics have no place in a circular economy and it?s clear that the only real solution to ending plastic pollution is to massively reduce plastic production.? ]
From what I heard, controlled burning at high tempereatures is probably most efficient in cracking down on chemical substances. Won't stop the next PFAS scandal though.
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quote [ In the bogs of Hecate Island, British Columbia, a writer and novice naturalist joins researchers for a glimpse of a multiyear biodiversity mission?and gets acquainted with some odd organisms. ]
Let them shine in a world full of biodiversity
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Friday, 26 May 2023
quote [ Winding through British Columbia and Washington, the Skagit has a history that reflects competing conceptions of advancement ]
Into a current big and slow like the Skagit flow
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Sunday, 21 May 2023
quote [ Peter Kaestner has traveled the world on an adventure-filled quest to become the first birder to hit 10,000. Ornithologist Jessie Williamson hitched a ride on a rollicking South American mission that involved land, sea, and (you guessed it) air. ]
Bird species never seen or heard before
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Saturday, 20 May 2023
quote [ We report the classification of the nearby (~6.4 Mpc) supernova SN 2023ixf as Type II using the Liverpool Telescope. The spectrum shows strong flash-ionization features of H, He, C, and N. ]
Light from a long dead supernova is reaching us and we should be able to see it with amateur telescopes in the next few days.
Twitter thread with layman speak info
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Saturday, 13 May 2023
quote [ Proposed science-backed speed limit reductions could prevent whales from dying in vessel strikes, but boating advocates are pushing back, citing economic impacts. ]
When down on her a right whale bore
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