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How to Talk to Aliens | The Space Show
Professor Michael Garrett of the University of Manchester speaks with Motherboard’s Becky Ferreira about his work with SETI – the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
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Dark Fish | Kottke
Sometimes you run across an aspect of reality and it just completely blows your mind. You’ve heard of dark matter, right? Well, meet dark fish: biologists suspect that up to 95% of the world’s total fish population lives in a … Continue reading
Painted Lady butterflies make an extreme migration across the scorching Sahara desert | CNET
Meara Isenberg June 23, 2021 5:50 p.m. PT Monarchs aren’t the only butterflies with migratory muscle, a new study confirms. After a 21-year study, an international team of researchers has presented strong evidence to suggest the Painted Lady butterfly … Continue reading
Why the Stars Are Disappearing
[…] It never gets dark anymore. Not REALLY dark, anyway. Not like it used to. Light pollution is not only making it more difficult to see the night sky, but it’s also affecting our health. For the past century and … Continue reading
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The case to recognise Indigenous knowledge as science | Albert Wiggan | TEDxSydney
In this passionate talk, Albert Wiggan calls for better recognition from the scientific community arguing that Indigenous knowledge is science and that’s what we should call it. Albert Wiggan is a Bardi-Kija-Nyul Nyul man from the beautiful waters of Boddergron … Continue reading
This is what we get wrong about wildfires
Fire is as natural as wind and rain in large forest— and, in fact, needed. The 2020 wildfire season was the worst in California’s recorded history, with more than four million acres burned and almost 10,500 structures destroyed across the … Continue reading
How Indigenous fire management practices could protect bushland | Australian Story
Passed on through the generations, could Indigenous cultural burning save Australia’s landscape from another catastrophic bushfire season? When Victor Steffensen saw horrific bushfires breaking out across large parts of Australia this summer, it was no surprise to him. The amount … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, construction, could Indigenous cultural burning save Australia's landscape from another catastrophic bushfire season? When Victor Steffensen saw horrific bushfires breaking out across large parts of Australia this , design, Environment, it was no surprise to him. The amount of vegetation on the landscape — and the type of vegetation — looked to him like a time bomb waiting to go off. He believes we can look to the past to prevent, Life, nature, Passed on through the generations, science, traditional knowledge, Victor says one of the answers may lie with the fire management techniques practiced by Indigenous people for thousands of years. Read more: https://ab.co/2XvlSZv
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5 Mythical Creatures That (Kinda) Actually Existed | Answers With Joe
[…] There are myths and legends of mythical creatures through out the folklore of civilizations around the world. Myths like dragons, cyclops and the kraken. But where did these myths come from? And could they have actually existed in some … Continue reading
Feed Your Microbes – Nurture Your Mind | John Cryan | TEDxHa’pennyBridge
Bacteria in your gut can change your mind? This is what John wants to bring to the forefront of modern microbiology. Understanding the internal biosphere of each individual has in them today can lead to the creation of a simple … Continue reading
A rare orchid that vanished from the UK has been found on a London roof | Positive News
Words by Gavin Haines June 15, 2021 Its origins are a mystery, but conservationists said the discovery shows how ‘even the most unlikely places can become havens for wildlife’ A rare orchid that vanished from the UK has been … Continue reading