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Tortoise Celebrates 191st Bday, Makes Him Oldest Living Land Animal | My Modern Met

By Regina Sienra on December 8, 2023 Jonathan the tortoise. (Photo: Kevstan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0) Happy birthday to Jonathan the tortoise! Tortoises are known to have surprisingly long lifespans, living well over 150 years. However, one particular … Continue reading

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The Insane Biology of: The Giant Manta Ray

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Separating the wheat from the chaff.

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n 1885, Munich’s Oktoberfest was celebrated under the glow of the electric light for the first time. Who was responsible for that feat? None other than Albert Einstein himself…

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Meticulously Animated in Stop-Motion, ‘Up in Smoke’ Warns of Impending Climate Catastrophe from Burning Fossil Fuels | Colossal

DECEMBER 5, 202 3KATE MOTHES A lone figure navigates swiftly vanishing terrain in a moving new stop-motion video from NOMINT (previously). Produced for WWF and presented this week as part of COP28, “Up in Smoke” follows a young woman as … Continue reading

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Compassion and mercy add beauty to every living thing. ❤️

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Can a Billion Oysters Save New York City?

[…] When people picture New York City they see skyscrapers, subways, and a concrete jungle. But the Big Apple is really a seaside city built on an archipelago. In the wake of a century of industrial pollution and climate change-fueled … Continue reading

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Stopping Japan’s record-high bear attacksーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS

ear attacks on humans have hit a record high in Japan this year. We look at why this is happening and some technology-driven efforts being made to tackle the problem […]

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How bats carry deadly diseases without dying

Bats don’t just host deadly diseases — they can tolerate them shockingly well. Help keep Vox free for everybody: http://www.vox.com/give-now Subscribe to our channel and turn on notifications (🔔) so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Bats get a bad … Continue reading

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Jeffrey Sachs Testimony at the UN Security Council Meeting – November 20, 2023

On November 20, 2023, The UN Security Council held an open debate on “Promote sustaining peace through common development” under the agenda item “Maintenance of international peace and security.” SDSN President Jeffrey Sachs was invited to brief the Security Council. … Continue reading

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