Agriculture has changed the face of the land the world over. The old covering featured the top level of biological organization – the ecosystem. The new cover features the next level below, the population.
Male synchronous fireflies (Photinus carolinus), such as those found in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, synchronize their flash patterns to produce dazzling light displays as several thousand individuals flash at once.
The United States is the only major nation not to have fully implemented the treaty, despite strong support for it among both the Republican and Democratic parties. The Biden administration could soon change that.
The U.S. remains a major dumper of hazardous waste globally, including large amounts of plastics, despite the attempted limitations imposed by the Basel Convention. The potential impacts of plastics and other “novel entities” on human health and ecosystems are largely unknown.
"My brain is a noisy place," Skipper says. "The sleep stories are interesting and dull at the same time, the right combination to distract my brain and convince it to shut up long enough to fall asleep."
it's about far more than size, and it's also about a complete restructuring of the brain. And also the interactions between different parts of the brain.
Link Love: MidMay '21
Link Love: MidMay '21
Link Love: MidMay '21
►Pesticides are becoming increasingly toxic for the world's most important insects 🪲
▶Living Nets in a New Prairie Sea | The Land Institute 🌿
▶“Like a tiny galaxy descended into the forest”—new species of firefly found ⚡
▶As the rest of world tackles plastics disposal, the U.S. resists ♳
The United States is the only major nation not to have fully implemented the treaty, despite strong support for it among both the Republican and Democratic parties. The Biden administration could soon change that.
The U.S. remains a major dumper of hazardous waste globally, including large amounts of plastics, despite the attempted limitations imposed by the Basel Convention. The potential impacts of plastics and other “novel entities” on human health and ecosystems are largely unknown.
▶It's easy to nod off to 'sleep stories.' Making them is hard 💤
▶Mind Shift: how did our brain come to be? 🧠
And finally….
▶Reinheitsgebot: Bavarian Beer Laws. This really makes me proud to support such rich tradition. Also bubbly.YouTube EduTainMent. Grab a CoolOne and watch why don’t ya?