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Interspecies Hybrids Play a Vital Role in Evolution | Quanta Magazine

Hybrids, once treated as biological misfits, play a vital role in the evolution of many animal species. Now conservationists are trying to reconcile that truth with policies. Jordana Cepelewicz Staff Writer August 24, 2017 In 2006, a hunter shot what … Continue reading

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The Children of Gaia Emerge from Ecological Crises in Photographs by Fabrice Monteiro

For his multiyear project titled “The Prophecy,” Belgian-Beninese photographer Fabrice Monteiro confronts global issues of ecological devastation. The striking images in the project combine haute couture, spiritual figures, and staged scenes of pollution and decimation. Made in collaboration with Senegalese … Continue reading

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This Face Changes the Human Story

Greetings, fellow Homo sapiens. Our species is the only remaining member of the genus of upright, walking apes known as Homo. Where did we come from? Our history just got a whole lot more complicated (in a good way) thanks … Continue reading

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OVERRUN

Plunging into a dark place, an ant falls to the ground with a rude shock. We follow this ant’s journey through a disturbing and dangerous, yet fascinating world, and it’s quest to find a way out… DIRECTED BY Pierre Ropars … Continue reading

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Can we reverse antibiotic resistance?

by Vittoria D’Alessio In the battle against antibiotic resistance, some scientists are trying a new approach: re-sensitising bacteria to drugs they no longer respond to so that existing antibiotics can hit their target once more. ‘This is a sustainable and … Continue reading

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Take to the Streets with a Free Font Inspired by Climate Activist Greta Thunburg’s Hand-Painted Protest Signs

A new font, free to all for download and use, is inspired by climate collapse activist Greta Thunburg. “Greta Grotesk” was created by Uno, a new company designing a solution to the disposable beverage cup pandemic. Drawing from the hand-painted … Continue reading

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On laughter | Anthony McCarten | TEDxMünchen

Born in New Zealand, London-living Anthony McCarten is an award winning film-maker, novelist and playwright. As a film maker he has written five feature films and has directed two himself. All were screened internationally. Theory of Everything, his latest screenplay, … Continue reading

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How your emotions change the shape of your heart | Sandeep Jauhar

  “A record of our emotional life is written on our hearts,” says cardiologist and author Sandeep Jauhar. In a stunning talk, he explores the mysterious ways our emotions impact the health of our hearts — causing them to change … Continue reading

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Why the Weird are Destined to Change the World | George Monbiot Extinction Rebellion speech

“It’s no coincidence that the person who’s done more than anyone to change the entire global conversation on climate breakdown has Aspergers”

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What It’s Like To See 100 Million Colors

SUBSCRIBE Concetta Antico is an artist with a superhuman power: she can see up to 100 million colors, a hundred times more than the average human. She is a tetrachromat: a person with four (instead of three) photoceptors in their … Continue reading

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