Nature
Beware Dangerous Forests
Known as the Earth’s lungs, the Amazon Rainforest is home to a wide variety of animals such as the anaconda, jaguar, piranha, poison dart frog, and black caiman. Among the foliage mosquitoes lurk, waiting to spread diseases like dengue fever, malaria, and the Zika virus. Because a large portion of the Amazon is remote, humans risk encountering hazards like flooding, excessive rainfall, and aggressive animals.
By Rasma Raisters5 months ago in Earth
Stopping the rise of rodents? From climate change to refuse collection - more research is urgently needed
If there’s one creature thriving in the modern world, it’s the humble rat. From New York’s subway platforms to Birmingham’s overflowing bins, rodents -rats and mice- are on the rise globally.
By Paul Drury-Bradey5 months ago in Earth
Smart rewilding: how can wildlife fertility control secure the future of Europe’s beavers?
As remarkable rewilding efforts help Eurasian beavers reclaim the river systems, a new era of "smart rewilding" is emerging. While these ecosystem engineers are transforming lifeless drainage channels into vibrant wetlands, their success is demanding a new conversation on coexistence.
By Paul Drury-Bradey5 months ago in Earth
WATER LILY
Water lilies floating across a still pond have a magical way of catching the light. One moment, a bright pink bloom stretches toward the sky; the next, the leaves ripple gently in the breeze. Beyond their obvious beauty, water lilies are fascinating plants with unique growth patterns and care needs.
By Muhammad Talha6 months ago in Earth
The Garden of Silent Wishes. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
In a quiet village tucked between misty hills and endless meadows, there lived a little girl named Amara. She was known for two things: her shimmering golden eyes that sparkled like morning dew, and the silence she carried everywhere. Amara hadn't spoken a single word since birth.
By ℍ𝕦𝕕 ℍ𝕦𝕕 𝔸𝕞𝕫6 months ago in Earth
I Used to be Terrified by this Little Green Lizard…Now I’m in Search of It
We moved to Florida more than five years ago, and I remember the first time I saw this creature. I was walking along the sidewalk in my neighborhood, and it jumped out onto the walkway from the bushes. Even though it is less than eight inches long and the color of a ripe lime, the thing startled me so much that I jumped back.
By Marie Dubuque6 months ago in Earth
Make it Exploit the Earth Day
The environmentalist movement is ironic. Their label seems to be about a concern for nature but that could give a damn about human nature which carries the most weight. People wish to save the eagles and the beagles and the plants and the ants without regarding man and his achievements.
By Skyler Saunders6 months ago in Earth
Four important ocean locations see a weakening of the Atlantic circulation.
A deep branch of the Atlantic's overturning circulation has diminished during the past 20 years at four ocean monitoring locations, according to a recent research. With implications that might go well beyond the open Atlantic, that recently identified pattern transforms a long-standing climate warning into a quantifiable change in the water itself.
By Francis Dami6 months ago in Earth
Earth's "ghost plume" is so strong that it is physically distorting the planet's interior layers.
In comparison to the Sun's intake, Earth loses about 47 terawatts of heat into space, which is insignificant but essential for plate tectonics, volcanoes, and the magnetic field. It is commonly believed that this outward flow, similar to steam seeping through thick soup, rises gradually by mantle convection.
By Francis Dami6 months ago in Earth
