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Geological Misfits: 4 Small Weird Places

There are some places on our planet that seem pretty ordinary, they’re just… weirdly small. Like, a miniature desert, or a teensy volcano. But when you look a little closer, there’s a lot more to these tiny geological misfits than … Continue reading

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Preparing for Operation Mallard 2

As the big day approaches, I thought I’d give everyone an update on how my dad is preparing for Operation Mallard 2 – Electric Boogaloo. Thank you for the literally hundreds of kind, beautiful and heartwarming messages you’ve been sending … Continue reading

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Bears In CANADA VS FINLAND (funny)

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Aquatic Animals That Live in Trees

Fish in a tree? How can that be? For some aquatic creatures, it’s not necessarily bad to be a fish out of water. Hosted by: Rose Bear Don’t Walk

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Dark Matter: The Situation has Changed

Today I tell you how my opinion about dark matter has changed an why. Is modified gravity better or worse? What evidence speaks for one side or the other, and is the case really as clear-cut as many astrophysicists claim? … Continue reading

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Scotland could become the world’s first ‘rewilding nation’ | Living

Environmental groups in Scotland are encouraging politicians to make big commitments to recover nature. Over the last 50 years, two-thirds of the world’s wildlife has been lost. Around 40 per cent of plant species are threatened with extinction and scientists … Continue reading

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Operation Mallard

What happened when a duck decided to nest on my Dad’s balcony… on the 9th floor of an apartment block. I decided to make this after my thread about it on Twitter went absolutely bonkers! I thought it would be … Continue reading

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New space research to survey chimpanzee habitats – ScienceBlog.com

Terrestrial laser scan of a typical forest, of the kind to be used in the Tchimpounga Nature Reserve. New space research at the University of Leicester is set to use remote sensing techniques to survey the habitats of endangered chimpanzees … Continue reading

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The intergenerational wisdom woven into Indigenous stories

The way we behave politically, socially, economically and ecologically isn’t working, says community organizer and activist Tai Simpson. Sharing the creation myth of her Nez Perce tribe, she advocates for a return to the “old ways” guided by Indigenous wisdom … Continue reading

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Be Still | Chris Priestley

I’m standing in the driveway of the house where we used to live in Norfolk It’s morning and there’s been a sharp frost. The gravel beneath my boots is bonded together by ice. The sky is pale grey. The air … Continue reading

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