Tag Archives: Environment

What Jumping Spiders Teach Us About Color

30 May 2024 #IOS How jumping spiders reveal an entire secret world of colors. Let BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you – all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://betterhelp.com/veritasium and enjoy a special … Continue reading

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BBC Radio 3 – The Essay, My Life in Music, The Lamb by John Tavener

Visits to a bird hide are accompanied by this song for singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane. Away from the concert platform, five musicians write about the music that has shaped their personal lives. Folk singer-songwriter Kitty Macfarlane recalls multiple visits made over … Continue reading

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An Argentinian farmer recently found a family of 20,000-Year-Old Car-Sized armadillos huddled in his yard

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A bridge to autumn

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Underwater Sculptures Act as Artificial Reefs in Grenada | My Modern Met

By Jessica Stewart on November 7, 2024 This installation features 30 sculptures of origami boats guided by representations of local schoolchildren 12 feet under water. For nearly 20 years, sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has been creating evocative underwater installations that … Continue reading

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Sunny day & golden leaves

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The Island Too Strange to Belong on Earth

Inspired by the talented ‪@FelixColgrave‬ Check out the animation that inspired this: • THROAT NOTES ANNOUNCEMENT: I have a calendar out, based on my book 100 Animals That Can Effing End if any of you are interested: https://www.amazon.ca/Animals-That-ck… Shoutout to … Continue reading

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WILD BOAR are saving Britain’s woodlands – here’s how

I’m finding every animal in the UK episode 21. This week I went to the Forest of Dean to track down wild boar, otherwise known as feral pigs. These animals have incredible rewilding potential which I look into throughout this … Continue reading

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When PLANTS Were the Rulers of Earth

Beyond the dinosaurs that dominated the Earth, there lay another ancient kingdom—a world of prehistoric plants. Some of these plants were giants, standing taller than skyscrapers, while others developed incredible adaptations to survive, and some… were even carnivorous. 00:00 Introduction … Continue reading

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The Incredible Biology Powering Autumn Colors|Leaf Senescence

[…] 🍂 You’ve probably learned why leaves change color and drop from trees in the fall. But what actually causes these color changes? This is the single grandest and most visible moment of PURE BIOCHEMISTRY we get in this life … Continue reading

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