Scientists are trying to accelerate evolution to make plastics rot. A tiny new organism is showing them how. Sometime between 2010 and 2015, a tiny organism with an unusual appetite made a home in an industrial site near a bottle-recycling plant in Sakai, Japan. The site, located by a bustling port in one of the… Continue reading The race to save the planet from plastic
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Mysterious Demon Gators and Crocodilian Cryptids of North America
Throughout the world are countless cases of unidentified, out of place, or just plain weird mystery creatures, commonly called cryptids. Ranging from lake monsters like Nessie to the likes of Bigfoot, they are the denizens of the wilds beyond our understanding, evading classification. Among these mystery monsters are the various strange creatures that seem to… Continue reading Mysterious Demon Gators and Crocodilian Cryptids of North America
Sikhs Aim to Plant 1,000,000 Trees by November as Gift to Planet
Emma Fiala – Sikhs the world over are leading the charge when it comes to reconnecting to nature. Source: https://www.wakingtimes.com/2019/04/15/sikhs-aim-to-plant-1000000-trees-by-november-as-gift-to-planet/…
Why NASA wants you to point your smartphone at trees
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/15/18308044/nasa-app-point-smartphone-trees-picture-height-satellite-why…
Trilobites: It’s Warm and Stealthy, and It Killed Yellowstone Trees and Turned Soil Pale
A growing warm spot in a remote section of the national park was not unexpected, but it sneaked up on the park’s volcanologists. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/12/science/yellowstone-volcano-warm-spot.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
The Race to Save the Most Endangered Conifer in America
TORREYA STATE PARK, FLORIDA—Religious scholars have long debated where Noah constructed his floating zoo made of “gopher wood” (Genesis 6:14) and what tree the ark’s gopher wood even came from. Some residents in the Florida Panhandle have an unlikely answer. The place in question is, well, there, and the tree in… Read more… Source: https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-race-to-save-the-most-endangered-conifer-in-america-1833785742
It’s not your imagination. Allergy season gets worse every year.
Pollen allergy seasons continue to get longer and more intense as temperatures rise. The weather is warming. The flowers are blooming. Noses are running. Eyes are watering. It’s allergy season yet again, and it’s already severe in states like Georgia and Tennessee. It’s shaping up to be brutal in cities like Chicago, where the frigid… Continue reading It’s not your imagination. Allergy season gets worse every year.