jrpeganFarming The biggest problem with eating insects isn’t "ew"verified_publisher Vox - Dylan MatthewsWhen I was in college, a girl who lived in my dorm was an evangelist for an unlikely cause: the potential of insects as food. She was really, really passionate about bugs as an ethical, environmentally...
jrpeganDrought Watershed restoration is key to a climate-smart future calmatters.org - Guest Commentary In summaryInvesting in the Sacramento River headwaters region could secure the state’s water supply for decades.By Laurie Wayburn, Special to …
jrpeganForests The real urban jungle: how ancient societies reimagined what cities could beverified_publisher The Guardian - Patrick RobertsVisions of “lost cities” in the jungle have consumed western imaginations since Europeans first visited the tropics of Asia, Africa and the Americas. From the Lost City of Z to El Dorado, a thirst for...
jrpeganPopcorn A Pair of Curious Pet Otters Are Utterly Baffled by Their Human's Popcorn Popper As It Pops Popcorn laughingsquid.com - Lori Dorn Two rat curious pet otters named Kotaro and Hana (previously) were invited into the kitchen to watch their devoted human pop some popcorn with an …
jrpeganPaganism Hypatia of Alexandria: The Life and Death of a Female Philosopher thecollector.com - Alice Bennett Hypatia of Alexandria was one of the ancient world’s most brilliant female philosophers. She was especially gifted at mathematics, and she taught a …
jrpeganWorld Records The world's most premature baby has celebrated his first birthday after beating 0% odds of survivingverified_publisher CNN(CNN) — A baby born weighing less than a pound has beaten the odds and celebrated his first birthday, becoming the most premature baby to survive, according to Guinness World Records. When Richard Scott...
jrpegan1:42Videos 'Wonderful' Australian Octopus Mother Rolls Pipe Full of Eggs Into Ocean StoryfulAn Australian marine biologist witnessed an octopus rolling a plastic pipe filled with eggs into the ocean, as seen in a video taken on a beach in the Melbourne suburb of McCrae, Victoria, on June 6.Sheree...
jrpeganCalifornia You can hike this incredible Californian trail for the first time in 13 yearsverified_publisher Lonely Planet - Sasha BradyAs California drops most of its COVID-19 restrictions and reopens the state, one of its most popular hiking trails is opening to the public for the first time in 13 years. Big Sur's Pfeiffer Falls Trail...
jrpeganClimate A Modest Proposal: Let’s Change Earth’s Orbit scientificamerican.com - Maddie Bender During a congressional hearing last week, Republican Representative Louie Gohmert of Texas asked a U.S. Forest Service official if her organization …
jrpeganChina In hunt for Covid’s origin, new studies point away from lab leak theoryverified_publisher The Guardian - Laura SpinneyThe coronavirus pandemic has raised so many questions as it has continued its inexorable spread across the planet, but perhaps the first of them remains the most contentious: where did Sars-CoV-2 come...
jrpeganJapan 141 Facts That Prove Japan Is Unlike Any Other Country (New Pics) boredpanda.com - Viktorija Gabulaitė, Jonas Grinevičius Right near the top of our bucket lists is visiting Japan someday (hopefully soon). It’s a fascinating country that sometimes seems more at home in a …
