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So you’re too ethical to eat meat; but should cows go extinct? – Aeon
Photo by Martijn-Nijenhuis/Flickr Neil Levy is a senior research fellow of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics and professor of philosophy at Macquarie University in Sydney. He is the author of Consciousness and Moral Responsibility (2014). He lives … Continue reading
Why the octopus brain is so extraordinary – Cláudio L. Guerra
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-the-oct… Octopuses have the ability to solve puzzles, learn through observation, and even use tools – just like humans. But what makes octopus intelligence so amazing is that it comes from a biological structure completely different from … Continue reading
150,000 Botanical and Animal Illustrations Available for Free Download from Biodiversity Heritage Library
Billed as the world’s largest open access digital archive dedicated to life on Earth, the Biodiversity Heritage Library is comprised of animal sketches, historical diagrams, botanical studies, and various scientific research collected from hundreds of thousands of journals and libraries around the … Continue reading
Volvo ‘The Birdman’
Director – D.A.R.Y.L. Production Company – Pulse Films Producer – Drew O’Neill Agency – Grey London Creative Director – Andy Lockley Director of Photography – Ben Fordesman Colourist – Matthieu Toullet The story of an ornithologist who’s remarkable work is … Continue reading
Beethoven “Moonlight Sonata” for Old Elephant
Mongkol is a 61-year-old former logging elephant. His captive-held life was spent hauling trees in the Thai forest. He lost his right eye and tusk in this brutal practice. Mongkol was rescued and brought to Elephants World to spend the … Continue reading
“Snake Pneumonia” – Coronavirus Outbreak in China Traced to Snakes by Genetic Analysis
Emerging viral infections — from bird flu to Ebola to Zika infections — pose major threats to global public health, and understanding their origins can help investigators design defensive strategies against future outbreaks. A new study provides important insights on the … Continue reading
Striped Eel Catfish Traverse the Ocean Floor as a Strategically Rotating Mass
Foryoung striped eel catfish, there really is safety in numbers. A recent Instagram post shares a video by Marie-Laure Vergne of about one hundred juvenile fish moving across the bottom of the ocean. The Abyss Dive Center, a scuba diving … Continue reading
Why is cotton in everything? – Michael R. Stiff
Dig into the science of how cotton transforms from seed to fiber, and how these cotton fibers are used to make everything from fabrics, to currency, and fishing nets. — Centuries ago, the Inca developed ingenuous suits of armor that … Continue reading
Tasting Sunlight – Emergence Magazine
See, Lat, and their three children forage for fish and mushrooms as they try to hold on to their traditional values and way of life in the Areng Valley of Cambodia. The people of Cambodia’s Areng Valley have lived on … Continue reading
Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.
Nature’s beauty can be fleeting — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. This talk was presented … Continue reading
Sanderlings and sand dunes — Dear Kitty. Some blog
After 17 January 2020 in the Schoorlse Duinen nature reserve came 18 January. When we walked towards the North Sea, as this photo shows. It is a Lensbaby photo, like all photos of this blog post. The morning had started … Continue reading
Seeing Heat
This film shows everyday heat phenomena captured by a high-resolution thermal imaging camera.
