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Five Minutes to Live: The Story of the Female Dolania Americana
What would you do if you only had five minutes to live? For many, the idea of having 24 hours left to live can already present a difficult metaphysical quandary; to reduce the timespan to five minutes at a moment’s notice can seem, from a human perspective, almost inconceivable.
By Samuel Twicks3 years ago in FYI
The Mother Of The Sea
Even if you have never eaten it, you will recognise sushi. There are Sushi restaurants all around the world and over 4000 in the US alone. The small cylinders of rice, wrapped in dark green seaweed are iconic. But did you know that the seaweed, nori, which is so ubiquitously used to make sushi, used to have the name ‘lucky’ grass, as it was so rare? Did you know that until an English scientist, Kathleen Drew-Baker, conducted her research, nori could not be successfully farmed? In Japan, this almost unknown English scientist is known as the ‘Mother Of The Sea.’
By Niall James Bradley3 years ago in FYI
A Taste of Time
In my time of youthful innocence, I had dreams of grandeur. I wanted to be Indiana Jane, bush whacking through wildernesses and surviving the elements in search of a part of us we lost. I pursued this dream for a moment, brief though it was, before the bitter realities of life’s demands set in. In my pursuits, I learned some interesting things along the way. One of my favorite tidbits was how to distinguish bone fragments from pottery shards.
By E. J. Strange3 years ago in FYI
Chapter 1 of Junction
Mushrooms can grow under water and survive in space. If there was a species that could transverse neighbouring planets in the events of large impact events (such as the creation of the moon as is speculated) then mushrooms could certainly spread life in such a situation. Two such mushrooms noted to be able to survive space were tested by blasting them with unreasonably high doses of radiation. The Fungi “…Aspergillus and Penicillium… survived being blasted with 1’000 gray of X-ray radiation, 500 gray of heavy ions and large doses of UV radiation..” (Marta Cortesão -US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health).
By Jarrit Sachan3 years ago in FYI
Post-modern rock-pooling
Gazing into nature’s aquarium; a replica of the distant life in the ocean, rock pools show us a glimpse of the distant, marine world of crabs, shrimps and all manner of crustaceans jostling for life in their aquatic domain. But is the coast as far as they venture? The holidaying shores of the seaside may hold the classic rock-pool, but a similar crustacean abundance exists unknown beneath our dry, clad feet. Deep within our inland geology, a rich biodiversity of crustaceans is only yet beginning to be unearthed, living squeezed into the tiny nooks and crannies carved into the subterranean landscape.
By Georgia Melodie Hole3 years ago in FYI
Moving Forward with Sharks
What’s scarier than an ocean with sharks? An ocean without them. Greenpeace During distance learning for elementary students this year, I incorporated a Would you Rather question as an ice-breaker for the start of each class. Soon, a pattern in the student’s choices emerged. Every time there was an option involving water, the students preferred the land activity, and I became curious.
By Jennifer Christiansen3 years ago in FYI