#the noise of passing ships

#the noise of passing ships

“#the noise of passing ships” In all of nature, there is only one creature with a unicorn-like tusk packed with millions of nerve endings. The narwhal whale can use its long, spiralling super-tooth to detect variations in water pressure and temperature and also the concentration of salt in water at varying depths. The narwhal is…

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#Common flower is first carnivorous plant in 20 years

#Common flower is first carnivorous plant in 20 years

“#Common flower is first carnivorous plant in 20 years” There’s a new flesh-eating flower in the plant kingdom. The carnivorous cutie is the first of its kind identified in 20 years — despite the white flower’s prevalence throughout the Pacific Northwest. Sean Graham, a botanist with the University of British Columbia, told NPR, “We had…

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#Massive wildfire on Greek island of Evia devours forests

#Massive wildfire on Greek island of Evia devours forests

“#Massive wildfire on Greek island of Evia devours forests” AVGARIA, Greece, Aug 10 – Residents mounted a round-the-clock watch on Tuesday to try to save their homes from wildfires ravaging the Greek island of Evia as the government defended its handling of the crisis. Greek fire crews, backed by foreign firefighters and volunteers, battled flare-ups…

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#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future

“#Geoengineering marks scientific gains in U.N. report on dire climate future” Aug 10 – Geoengineering science is advancing, but the question remains – should we use it? The UN climate report released Monday presents a major leap forward in predicting how geoengineering to limit global warming might affect the planet, although scientists said the greatest hurdle remains…

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#Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey

#Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey

“#Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey” ISTANBUL, July 15 – Thousands of baby flamingos have died at Turkey’s Lake Tuz in the past two weeks from a drought that environmentalists said was the result of climate change and agricultural irrigation methods. Drone footage of the large saline lake in Turkey’s central province…

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