Fox Newsflipped into Top StoriesScience Amazon fish's 'bulletproof vest' is piranha protectionFox News - Chris CiacciaPiranhas are among the most deadly creatures in the water, with razor-sharp teeth capable of slicing flesh easily, but a fish in the Amazon River basin has developed a "bulletproof vest" to protect itself
TechRadarflipped into Best Cyber Monday Deals 2018Amazon Echo Dot Get up to 30% off Amazon Echo, Kindle, and Fire tablets ahead of Black Fridaytechradar.com - Tom Bedford You can currently find up to 30% off a range of Amazon products – if you were waiting for Black Friday to grab a great deal on a new tablet, ereader …
Justin Rosecransflipped into Interesting articles Technology (India) Amazon's fish have natural 'bullet-proof vests' that let them survive Piranhas- Technology News, FirstpostFirstpost - ReutersOct 17, 2019 16:28:00 IST One of the world’s largest freshwater fish is protected by the natural equivalent of a “bullet-proof vest,” helping it thrive in the dangerous waters …
the_manolusflipped into Brazil’s Tropical TrumpRights & Freedoms Brazil’s Bolsonaro attacking basic human rights, says HRW24matins.uk - 24matins.uk with AFP Brazil‘s President Jair Bolsonaro is attacking basic human rights and putting the country’s democracy at risk, Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday in …
The Hindu Groupflipped into The HinduWater Water flow to Pakistanthehindu.com - The Hindu The statement by the Prime Minister that India would put to use its share of water from the rivers flowing to Pakistan is not in the spirit of …
clasqmflipped into Religion NewsflipsIcon version of the Flipboard logoVatican Bishops worry divisions on ‘details’ at synod distract from big picturereligionnews.com - Claire Giangravé VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The specific challenges faced by Amazonia's indigenous people are already being sidelined by conversations about married …
Ecology What paleoecology can teach us about fires in the Amazonweforum.org - Katharine Rooney The Amazon rainforest has been ravaged by fire in 2019 – much of it believed to be fuelled by deforestation. This is how Germany is fighting to save …
Inverseflipped into Science & ChillScience The Peruvian Amazon may be a secret reservoir for a global frog pandemicInverse - Peter Hess "Frogs are cute, so you should be sad that they are disappearing." When Alison Davis Rabosky, Ph.D., and her team started swabbing frogs to look for …
joniasflipped into KidstuffScience What gives a three-meter-long Amazonian fish some of the toughest scales on Earthphys.org - Cell Press Arapaima gigas is a big fish in a bigger river full of piranhas, but that doesn't mean it's an easy meal. The freshwater giant has evolved armor-like …
Indigenous Peoples U.S. bishops speak at synod for the Amazonamericamagazine.org - Carol Glatz - Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Synod of Bishops for the Amazon is not a "referendum" on priestly celibacy; it is looking for ways to provide for the …
Catholicism Brazilian bishop: Lack of holiness among clerics an obstacle to vocationscatholicnewsagency.com - Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 16, 2019 / 11:01 am (CNA).- A bishop in Brazil who is a member of the Amazon synod said Wednesday he believes a major obstacle to …
Catholicism Amazon Prelate Floats Alternative to Married Clergy: Send Some Roman Priests Home - The Tabletthetablet.org ROME (Crux) – One Venezuelan prelate taking part in the current Synod of Bishops on the Amazon says people back home have a creative alternative for …
Catholicism Bishop says Amazon mission shouldn't begin with the poor but with Christcruxnow.com - Inés San Martín ROME – It’s admittedly a bit of a discordant note in a synod of bishops in which the Church’s social gospel, focused on the poor, the climate and the …
National Catholic Reporterflipped into National Catholic ReporterIndigenous Peoples Inadequate formation a factor in lack of vocations, bishops say at synodncronline.org - by Barbara J. Fraser, Catholic News Service Vatican City — Existing formation programs are not preparing priests and other pastoral workers to be leaders in a church with an Amazonian and …
Pope Francis The Amazon synod is halfway over. Here’s what we know so far.americamagazine.org - Luke Hansen, S.J. As the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon reaches its halfway point, leaders of indigenous communities who are participating in the synod as auditors …
Catholic News Agencyflipped into Catholic NewsCatholicism Brazilian bishop: Yes, Amazon people can understand celibacycatholicnewsagency.com - CNA Editor Breves, Brazil, Oct 17, 2019 / 03:12 am (CNA).- A retired bishop from Brazil has spoken out against the claim that married priests are necessary in …
Science First widespread chytrid fungus infections in frogs of Peruvian Amazon rain forestsphys.org - University of Michigan University of Michigan biologists have documented, for the first time, the widespread presence of the notorious chytrid fungus in 80 species of frogs …
Catholic News Agencyflipped into Catholic NewsCatholicism Analysis: A pink dolphin, a carved image, and inculturation at the Amazon synodcatholicnewsagency.com - By JD Flynn Vatican City, Oct 16, 2019 / 12:40 pm (CNA).- At a “moment of Amazon spirituality” Oct. 16, in a church just down the street from St. Peter’s Square, …
Indigenous Peoples Amazon synod must give hope to indigenous, not hollow words, participant saysamericamagazine.org - Junno Arocho Esteves - Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Indigenous people are hoping that the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon will awaken the world's conscience to their plight and …
French Guiana Fungi of French Guiana gathered in a taxonomic, environmental and molenature.com - Gaëlle Jaouen, Audrey Sagne, Bart Buyck, Cony Decock, Eliane Louisanna, Sophie Manzi, Christopher Baraloto, Mélanie Roy, Heidy Schimann Roy, M. et al. Diversity and Distribution of Ectomycorrhizal Fungi from Amazonian Lowland White-sand Forests in Brazil and French Guiana. Biotropica 48, …
Sra. Wflipped into Español 4h/5hBiological Species Explore the jaw-dropping flora and fauna of the Peruvian AmazonThe Telegraph - By Chris MossWhy Loreto is Peru’s archetypal Amazon region and how to experience the ‘tree of rivers’ in all its green glory Everyone has some idea of what the word “Amazon” means. Most likely a mix of teeming jungle,
The Guardianflipped into World NewsWorld News Indigenous Ecuadorians too strong to be ignored after deal to end protestsThe Guardian - Dan Collyns in QuitoWithin hours of a deal which ended Ecuador’s worst political unrest in recent memory, thousands of indigenous people – along with student volunteers and local residents – took to the streets of Quito clean
Raphael Anasiuduflipped into Bishop's Synod On AmazonIcon version of the Flipboard logoCatholicism Vatican communications official: Carved figure at Amazon synod not Virgin Marycatholicnewsagency.com - Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Oct 16, 2019 / 07:18 am (CNA).- Fr. Giacomo Costa, a communications official for the Amazon synod, said Wednesday a wooden figure of a …
Rainforests 'Amazon region under threat from oil drilling, mining'downtoearth.org.in - www.downtoearth.org.in Indigenous peoples in Ecuador and Peru have urged their governments to stop oil drilling, mining, and other industrial scale projects in one of the …
Fox NewsClimate Scientists want to make a 3D map of the entire world before climate change ruins itFox News - LiveScienceEarth is changing faster than anyone can comprehend. Every day, more forests burn, more glaciers melt and more evidence of the world's ancient cultures slips away. Change of some kind is, of course, inevitable
Page SixLewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton worries fans with dark Instagram messagePage Six - By Jessica Bennett Lewis Hamilton has sparked concern among fans after putting out a rather bleak message on Instagram. Hamilton, 34, shared the post early Tuesday, …
24MATINS INDIAflipped into NewsIcon version of the Flipboard logoJair Bolsonaro Brazil police target leader of Bolsonaro’s party in political scandal24matins.uk - 24matins.uk with AFP Federal police in Brazil on Tuesday raided the home of the head of President Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right party as part of a probe into a campaign …
Catholicism New 'Amazon' rites intended to 'enhance' liturgythetablet.co.uk - by Junno Arocho Esteves, CNS Proposals at the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon for indigenous- or Amazonian-rite ceremonies are meant to enhance and enrich the liturgy with …
Rainforests Join me to confront Gov. Newsom to address out fossil-fueld crisis!actionnetwork.org WHAT: California youth confront Governor Gavin Newsom to address our fossil-fueled climate crisis WHO: Youth vs Apocalypse, in partnership with the …
