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17 Microlog entries tagged with ‘nature’
Why Some Wild Animals Are Becoming Nicer
Well it’s only one animal really, the bonobo, which has long had a reputation for its peacefulness. But it’s interesting to see how that nature may have developed from something as simple as the habitat their ancestors happened to find themselves in. Science & Nature ·
Trees cocooned in spiders webs after flooding in Sindh, Pakistan
So creepy. But also awesome. The self-preservation instinct is a powerful one [c/o MetaFilter]. Science & Nature ·
The Tastes of Drinking Water
So algae made New York’s drinking water taste of fish or cucumbers? Now I’m kind of glad our tap water tastes only mildly soapy sometimes [c/o Kottke]. Science & Nature ·
Insiders’ guide to the northern lights
Probably the wrong time of year for this, but it’s on my bucket list! Still not sure which country is the best option, though. Interesting ·
The Scale of the Universe
AKA Science is awesome. Interesting ·
The Great Quake 1906-2006
Today marks the 100th anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake. I’ve spent the last few weeks reading a book about the event which, like Mat, I found disappointing. I gleaned a lot about the San Andreas Fault and seismology in general, for sure, but much less than I expected about the earthquake itself. Oh well. (See also: Wikipedia’s good introduction to the 1906 quake.) Interesting ·
Falling back to earth, alone
In 1960, Joe Kittinger shot up to 30km above the Earth in a high-altitude balloon. Then he jumped. Remarkable. Interesting ·
Secret of bees’ flight revealed
So that’s how they do it. Interesting ·
National Geographic’s WildCam Africa
Real-time video from a watering hole in Botswana, and the single coolest thing I’ve found online this year. I’ve only been watching for ten minutes and I’ve already seen an ostrich, an elephant and a crocodile having lunch! Oh boy! Interesting ·
Elephants storm Zimbabwe resort
“A team from Zimbabwe’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is trying to find out why the animals seem to be moving closer to people’s houses.” You want to know why? I’ll tell you why — they’re trying to get away from being shot at in the national parks, that’s why! Interesting ·
How the housefly evades ambush
Funny, I always thought it was because their ocular senses are faster than ours. Interesting ·
Mice gang up on endangered birds
At this rate, killer rabbits won’t be far behind. Interesting ·
An introduction to the Kyoto Protocol
If you look at the ‘global greenhouse’ infographic linked at the end of the page, you can see how poorly Ireland is doing. Interesting ·
‘Original’ great ape discovered
Interesting ·
More on Homo floresiensis, the tiny humans of Indonesia
Interesting ·
Scientists have discovered a new and tiny species of human that lived in Indonesia at the same time our own ancestors were colonising the world
Interesting ·
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