Tag: nature

repairing the rainforest

Repairing the Rainforest – It Works!

18/09/2017

Restored forest now shelters dozens of endangered species ...

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Nature Imagery Soothes Prisoners

08/09/2017

Nature images, shown to people deprived of access to nature, can reduce tension and help defuse anger...

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orange peel, Costa Rica

Greening Jungles with Orange Peel

25/08/2017

How orange peels revived a Costa Rican forest ...

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Chris T-T by Carl Byron Batson

I haven’t jumped on the Corbyn express: Chris T-T: Interview (Part Two)

24/08/2017

'If you sing about anything other than universal themes, you put people off'...

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pollen as fertilizer

Sneezy Does It: Pollen as Fertilizer

17/08/2017

Dastardly whitecoats plan botanical cannabilism as plants forced to eat plants ...

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Chris T-T by Carl Byron Batson

‘I hope I can turn it down.’ Chris T-T Contemplates a Quieter Life (Interview)

17/08/2017

Like holding back the tide, folk singer and reluctant activist Chris T-T struggles to adapt to a life without opinions...

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how goldfish make alcohol

How Goldfish Make Alcohol

11/08/2017

Scientists reveal how goldfish make alcohol to survive without oxygen ...

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The Biology of Colour (and Why There are No Purple Cows)

07/08/2017

Study explores advances and challenges in the field of animal coloration...

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crispy jellyfish

Crispy Jellyfish: Coming Soon to a Buddha Bowl Near You

31/07/2017

New methods of preparation mean jellyfish may soon be accepted as a healthy snack...

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red algae

Summer Superfood Alert: Red Algae

19/07/2017

What makes red algae so different and why should we care? ...

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Domestication of seed

Don’t Fear the Reaper: Domestication of Seeds was Earlier than We Thought

17/07/2017

Synchrotron light used to show human domestication of seeds from 2000 BC ...

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Is Altitude Sickness Harshing Your Midlife Crisis? Fixed.

21/06/2017

Acetaminophen: A viable alternative for preventing acute mountain sickness ...

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manipulate mosquitoes

When the Whine… Stops. How to Manipulate Mosquitoes

19/06/2017

Researchers use light to manipulate mosquitoes ...

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Mincer by Dan Booth

We Don’t Need New Politics, We Need New Gods

15/06/2017

What deities should be placed before the God of Money?...

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Jeremy Corbyn allotment

Grass Roots and Green Shoots: At Jeremy Corbyn’s Allotment

13/06/2017

What's mostly green but red all over? ...

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Wind power

Better Ways to Harness Wind Power

09/06/2017

It's a breeze: How to harness the power of the wind ...

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sydney harbour by pixabay and tpsdave

Did You Know Sydney Harbour’s Dirty Secret?

07/06/2017

Beautiful but burpy: Sydney Harbour's toxic emissions are equivalent to 200 cars on the roads ...

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lawnmower

Where Were the Lawnmowers Radicalized?

31/05/2017

Lawn mower injuries send 13 children to the emergency department every day ...

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rock climbing, bouldering

Stronger, Bo(u)lder: Rock Hugging Against Depression

26/05/2017

Bouldering envisioned as new treatment for depression ...

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Brown snakes

Did You Know When Aussie Brown Snakes are even MORE Venomous?

17/05/2017

Discovering the key to what makes the Eastern Brown Snake's venom even more potent...

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global warming coral

Some Corals Are Adapting to Global Warming. Some Aren’t.

03/05/2017

WCS coral expert finds that some reefs were less sensitive to warming water over time...

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Could Artificial Photosynthesis = Global Cooling? Ask a Boffin

28/04/2017

Scientist invents way to trigger artificial photosynthesis to clean air ...

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sustainable rubber

Snap Your Shiny Suspenders for Sustainable Rubber

26/04/2017

Findings by Delaware scientists could transform the multi-billion-dollar plastics and rubber industries...

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star nosed mole

Know Your Moles: The Star-Nosed Mole

24/04/2017

Strange-looking creature yields surprising insights about nerves, brains and extreme adaptation...

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Frog Slime: The Cure for the Common Cold… Almost

20/04/2017

Frog slime kills flu virus ...

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Shell Beans, Not Schools: In Search of the WIld Fava Bean

17/04/2017

Seeds from a site in Northern Israel are the ancestors of today's fava beans...

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Sex Obsession Kills Snakes! Randy Reptiles’ Reckless Rutting

11/04/2017

Snake orgy research reveals s-s-secret to longer life...

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Anthropocene rock

The Anthropocene Era: Setting it in Stone

30/03/2017

Rocks that tell our industrial history ...

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crops, climate change

Risky Business: Farming in a Time of Climate Change

29/03/2017

Farming becoming riskier under climate change ...

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The Ranavirus: How Do You Give Antibiotics to a Toad?

16/03/2017

A virus lethal to amphibians is spreading across Portugal ...

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