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Undark Magazine
Bucking Convention to Track the Upside of Invasive Species
Undark Magazine
8 min read · · Some scientists want to document the positive impacts of alien species. Not everyone thinks this is new — or worthwhile. · Shared by 42, including Dr. Juliette, Jane
reasonstobecheerful.world
The Sky's the Limit
reasonstobecheerful.world
9 min read · · How a last-ditch attempt to save the few remaining California condors became a conservation victory for the ages. · Shared by 62
NPR
Why it's perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year
NPR
6 min read · · Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor. · Shared by 105, including Bethany Brookshire, Alyson Hurt
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Knowable Magazine
There are more active volcanoes than you think
Knowable Magazine
4 min read · · OPINION: Volcanologists warn that magma-filled vents evolve over time, leading to an underestimation of the number that might erupt — especially those capable of the biggest explosions · Shared by 144
Nautilus Magazine
The Wizards of Mind Control
Nautilus Magazine
9 min read · · How parasites manipulate the behavior of their hosts. · Shared by 136, including Anita Leirfall
Atlas Obscura
Why Birds Changed Their Tune During the Pandemic
Atlas Obscura
4 min read · · We don't know if they'll ever sing their old songs again. · Shared by 134
The Baffler
Consider the Chickens
The Baffler
6 min read · · When it comes to understanding animals and nature, humans aren’t nearly as intelligent as they believe themselves to be. · Shared by 106
NPR
Why it's perfectly normal to see baby puffins thrown off cliffs in Iceland each year
NPR
6 min read · · Throwing thousands of baby puffins off a cliff is a yearly tradition for the people of Iceland's Westman Islands. It's part of what's known as "puffling season" and is a crucial life-saving endeavor. · Shared by 105, including Bethany Brookshire, Alyson Hurt
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Artificial intelligence to be deployed by Scotland's nature agency
futurescot.com
· Scotland's nature agency is to become the first in the UK to deploy an artificial intelligence decision support tool · Shared by 98, including Cyril Coste #DigitalTransformation
Quanta Magazine
Electric Fish Genomes Reveal How Evolution Repeats Itself
Quanta Magazine
3 min read · · By studying how electric organs arose in different lineages of fish, scientists gain new insights into a long-standing question of evolutionary biology. · Shared by 95, including Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Jennifer Ouellette, John Hagel
thoughtco.com
How Animals Are Shaped by Their Environment
thoughtco.com
2 min read · · Discover the remarkable ways that animals are shaped by the natural environment in which they live. · Shared by 86
Hakai Magazine
In the Mind of a Whale
Hakai Magazine
~17 min read · · How can we make sense of the biggest brains on the planet? · Shared by 83, including John Hagel
Aeon+Psyche
A history of botany and colonialism touched off by a moss bed
Aeon+Psyche
~17 min read · · Inside a rainforest or on the city pavement, moss asks so little yet offers so much: a tactile encounter with time itself · Shared by 82, including 🧠 Larry G. Maguire
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Big Think
World's oldest trees reveal the largest solar storm in history
Big Think
~11 min read · · 1859's Carrington event gave us a preview of how catastrophic the Sun could be for humanity. But it could get even worse than we imagined. · Shared by 739, including Christo Meid, Bill Johnston
BBC Future
The race to reclaim the dark
BBC Future
~11 min read · · Some 200 places around the world have now achieved Dark Sky status. Frankie Adkins explores the benefits nights with out light pollution can bring. · Shared by 734, including Esther Schindler, Jeff Keni Pulver 🌻, Berci Meskó, MD, PhD, Colin Wright, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer
The New York Times
The End of Meat Is Here
The New York Times
7 min read · · If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals. · Shared by 588, including Liv 😷, Gerd Leonhard, Simon C, Dom Zuend, George J Huba PhD, Merkstatt, David Pearce, Massimo Banzi, Richard Dawkins, Katja Evertz, M.G. Siegler, Impossible Foods, Jansnet, Nicholas, Kainaz Amaria, Rick Powell, Philippe Surber, Stuart A. Thompson, Neil Hart 💙
vimeo.com
One Breath Around The World
vimeo.com
· *** ONE BREATH AROUND THE WORLD *** NEW FILM: Our new short film (12 min) is finally out. Turn out the light, put your headphones and freedive with me around the… · Shared by 565
Neal Agarwal
The Deep Sea
Neal Agarwal
· Scroll down the deep sea in this interactive page. · Shared by 550, including fantastic ms., Dorothy Bishop, Dr. Jacquelyn Gill, Chris Heilmann, Brad Frost, Tim Bray, Nathan Yau, Richard Dawkins, David Smith, Liam Bright, Steve Silberman, Jessica Hische, Stef Walter, Mathew Ingram, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Jerry Saltz, Klaus Eck, Edward Tufte, Ferris Jabr
The Guardian
Do we need a new theory of evolution?
The Guardian
~20 min read · · The long read: A new wave of scientists argues that mainstream evolutionary theory needs an urgent overhaul. Their opponents have dismissed them as misguided careerists – and the conflict may… · Shared by 538, including Jane, Miguel Angel Escotet, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Rick Powell, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Kevin Mitchell
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Son Doong - THE LARGEST CAVE ON PLANET EARTH
youtube.com
· Short Movie about Incredible journey through Son Doong — largest cave on Earth.©CAMERAPTOR ! More info http://www.cameraptor.com/sondong For all questions an... · Shared by 530, including Tarik ESSAADI
Quanta Magazine
Why ‘De-Extinction’ Is Impossible (But Could Work Anyway)
Quanta Magazine
3 min read · · Several projects are aiming to bring back mammoths and other species that have vanished from the planet. Whether that’s technically possible is beside the point. · Shared by 491, including Anita Leirfall, Howard Getson, Pascal Sulser, John Hagel
Eric Holthaus
The era of 'rapid' climate change has begun
Eric Holthaus
8 min read · · Here's what the new IPCC report says, and what it doesn't, about the most important moment of our lives. · Shared by 460, including Thomas Power, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Tim, Ines Bieler, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
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