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Foliage and Moss Renew Abandoned Sites Around the Globe with Verdant Signs of Life | Colossal
APRIL 21, 2022. GRACE EBERT A train repair workshop in Hungary. All images © Jonk Spanning an open-air Taiwanese warehouse to a Cuban theater teeming with vibrant leaves, the sites that Jonathan Jimenez visits are relics of the industries and cultural … Continue reading
Saguaro, Free of the Earth – Boyce Upholt | Emergence Magazine
by Boyce Upholt Photos by Bear Guerra In this essay from Boyce Upholt, a coalition of Indigenous voices speak on behalf of the rooted beings of the desert as legal protections for the saguaro cactus come up against the push … Continue reading
Clear Your Mind with These Peaceful, Mossy Forest Floors | Moss and Fog
We often find a walk in the peaceful woods will do wonders to clear your mind. If you’re here wondering where the posts about moss and or fog are, we won’t hold you up any longer. We often find a … Continue reading
Nature writing should strive for clarity not sentimentality | Aeon Essays
‘For a goshawk, it sometimes seems as if life is simply nature’s way of keeping meat fresh,’ observes photographer and filmmaker James Aldred in Goshawk Summer (2021). Photo by Mike Powles/Getty Too many nature writers descend into poetic self-absorption instead … Continue reading
Indigenous myths carry warning signals about natural disasters | Aeon Essays
Indigenous peoples around the world tell myths which contain warning signs for natural disasters. Scientists are now listening Shortly before 8am on 26 December 2004, the cicadas fell silent and the ground shook in dismay. The Moken, an isolated tribe … Continue reading
A Decade of Haboobs Cloud Landscapes in Thick Walls of Dust in a New Timelapse by Mike Olbinski
When strong winds gush out of a collapsing thunderstorm as it rips across a dry landscape, they sometimes generate a thick wall of dust known as a haboob. Photographer and storm chaser Mike Olbinski (previously) has been documenting these monumental … Continue reading
Spiders Don’t Have Ears, But They Can Boost Their ‘Hearing’ Through Giant Webs | Science Alert
DAVID NIELD 2 APRIL 2022 Steve Satushek/The Image Bank/Getty Images Cool. Spider webs are essential for capturing food – but they might also be used as giant hearing aidsfor the arachnids that spin them, according to new research. Spiders don’t … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – Natural Histories, Nightingale
Brett Westwood soaks in a sound bath of nightingale song as he explores how this dull, brown bird continues to inspire human creativity. Featuring folk musician Sam Lee, philosopher and professor of music David Rothenberg, Bristol University reader Francesca MacKenney, … Continue reading
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