Jaime Ladded this to My Read Later · 3hScience Here Are the 5 Most Deadliest Poisons on EarthInverse - Chelsea Szmania When asked to name a poison, people may well think of cyanide, arsenic, or strychnine. But these are not the most toxic substances known. More …
The Guardianadded this to Top Stories · 5hEnvironment Messing about with the river: water firms accused of draining the Cam dryThe Guardian - Donna FergusonIt’s a beautiful day on the river Cam in Cambridge. As the sun sparkles on the water at Jesus Green lock, tourists line up for ice-cream and prepare to take a punt around the university’s most celebrated
Alan Nishiharaadded this to Alan Nishihara's Flipboard Magazine · 2hAnimals Pets, especially dogs, have a surprising effect on heart healthslashgear.com - Brittany A. Roston As it turns out, owning a pet may increase your overall health, particularly if it is a dog. The findings come from a study that looked at pet owners …
vegpwradded this to Cool Articles With No Home · 3hMaldives My eco-job: I run a coral nursery in the MaldivesEuronews Living - Lucy WagstaffeCould you imagine what it would be like to live and work on a paradise island in the Maldives? A place where your shoes won't be deemed necessary as the only surfaces your feet will ever touch are the
mthungeradded this to Court of Leaves · 14hAnimals The Dog Effect: How Owning a Pet Improves Your Heart HealthInverse - Alexandra Pattillo Last month, I spent a weekend watching Sonny, an adorable but needy goldendoodle. I walked an average of 8.5 miles every day with Sonny, taking him …
Kevin John Frankadded this to Tech Future · 10hPlay buttonScience 3D printed hearts that beat like the real thing may make organ transplant lists a thing of the pastmassivesci.com - Juliann Tefft Share an interesting science story or tell a short one of your own This research might help patients waiting for donated organs, but it comes with …
Alan Nishiharaadded this to Alan Nishihara's Flipboard Magazine · 10hScience Migrating mule deer don't need directions: studyphys.org - University of Wyoming How do big-game animals know where to migrate across hundreds of miles of vast Wyoming landscapes year after year? Among scientists, there are two …
The New York Timesadded this to Business Day · 22hGiraffes Giraffes Get New Protections, but Will It Be Enough?The New York Times A stuffed giraffe in the National Wildlife Property Repository outside Denver, where 1.3 million pieces of animal contraband — including skins, taxidermy and other items made from giraffes — are housed.
AAJ !added this to RESEARCH ! FOOD ! NUTRITION ... HOME! · 15hProtein How Hummus Can Solve World HungerInverse - By Richard Trethowan What if we were able to feed the world on plant protein? A UN report released last week found a quarter of the world’s carbon emissions come from the …
BBC Newsadded this to Top Stories · 6hAmazon Amazon Fires: Why the rainforest helps fight climate changebbc.co.uk - BBC NewsThe fires in the Amazon rainforest have serious implications - not just for people who call the basin home; or for the millions of species of plants and animals that live there. The Amazon rainforest one
Dogs Dogs Trust - Oscardogstrust.org.uk - www.dogstrust.org.uk Oscar is sociable with dogs but would need to be the only dog in his new home. A quieter adult only home is required for Oscar and his new owners will …
Macon Rock Springs Nature Center program offered for homeschoolers to learn about skeletonsherald-review.com - Garrett Karsten DECATUR — Home-schooled kids will have an opportunity to learn from a Macon County Conservation District naturalist about skeletons. The free program …
Fox Newsadded this to Science · 1dScience Ancient Britons had giant worms in their kidneysFox News - Walt BonnerA recent study from the University of Cambridge revealed that Bronze-Age Brits had worms in their kidneys measuring over three feet in length. Researchers believe that the people caught the deadly worms--along
Mashableadded this to Culture · 1dCulture This 26-pound cat is in need of a forever homeMashable - Ellie HoughtalingA Philadelphia animal shelter is looking for someone with a huge heart to help this huge kitty. Morris Animal Refuge tweeted that a cat named BeeJay, or Mr. B for short is currently up for adoption. He
Infinite Mindadded this to Alpha Omega News · 1dScience Human-animal hybrids: Can we justify the experiments?sciencefocus.com - Sara Rigby Human-animal hybrids, also known as ‘chimeras’, are creatures with a mixture of human and animal cells. They are created by injecting human stem …
Boing Boingadded this to Video · 1dPlay buttonSeawater Man collects sand, seawater, and seaweed in a jar, and a year later the jar is teeming with lifeboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder This guy collected a gallon of seawater, some sand, and seaweed, poured it in a jar, and sealed the lid. He inadvertently collected a lot of tiny …
Mashableadded this to Culture · 1dCulture Subway riders befriended a cute little bug on the trainMashable - Andy MoserBugs on the New York City subway system rarely get the star treatment, but one lucky insect got vaulted to fame on Thursday when passengers discovered it on their train. Instead of meeting an instantaneous,
Sowjanyaadded this to Attitude makeover · 1hPets Chinese Firm Wants to Give Cloned Pets the Original’s “Memories”futurism.com - Kristin Houser Garlic is a fluffy feline furball with a pink nose and tiny gray ears — just like the cat he was cloned from. “My cat died of urinary tract disease,” …
M. L. Johnsonadded this to Doggie in the Window · 1dScience Dog owners are slimmer, fitter and earn more, study showsThe Telegraph - By Sarah KnaptonDog owners have lower blood pressure, are less likely to be obese and are on average 2.2lbs lighter than people without canine companions, scientists have discovered. A study by the Mayo Clinic and Italian
Mashableadded this to Latest News · 1dAnimals It's time to watch the beluga camMashable - Mark KaufmanThey sound like cosmic radio transmissions, sent from another solar system, or galaxy. But no, these resonating squeaks and whistles are emanating from the beluga whales swimming in the waters off of Canada,
Natural History Museum Experts explain the effect of the Amazon wildfires on people, animals and plantsnhm.ac.uk - Katie Pavid Wildfires are ripping through the Amazon rainforest at an unprecedented rate.
Falconadded this to Animal Cuties · 14hWolves Brother Wolf is set to euthanize 2 dogs. What exactly does being a 'no-kill' shelter mean?citizen-times.com - Elizabeth Anne Brown ASHEVILLE - Rhubarb and Ferguson, two dogs at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue, are scheduled to be euthanized Aug. 23. In the wake of the decision, some …
Vellichoradded this to Truly Despicable Humans · 1dBiological Species What is an endangered species worth? Trump rule sparks debatepbs.org - Gretchen Frazee What is the cost to the economy when an animal is listed as an endangered species? The Trump administration could soon start to publicize that …
vegpwradded this to Cool Articles With No Home · 3hWorld News In Defense of Sea Gulls: They’re Smart, and They Co-Parent, 50/50 All the WayThe New York Times Gulls competing for a french fry at Bondi Beach, Australia.
KKaronadded this to SIENNA SO CUTE · 1dFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAnimal Behavior Cockies wheelie love bin dayabc.net.au All over Australia, the environment is changing faster than animals and plants have ever dealt with before. But some species are able to innovate to …
MsCuttsScienceadded this to Animal Phyla · 7hScience After using tools, crows behave more optimistically, study suggestsphys.org - Peter Reuell It's no secret crows are smart. They're notorious for frustrating attempts to keep them from tearing into garbage cans; more telling, however, is …
KKatie Simpsonadded this to Amusing · 1dPigs As happy as a pig in mud or feeling sow-er? New technology could read animals’ emotionscountrylife.co.uk - Rachael Turner A team of scientists are using AI to monitor the feelings of the mammals. The high intelligence of pigs has been well-documented, but until now, their …
Ants How do I love ants? Let me count the waysasu.edu - asunow.asu.edu As any grad student can tell you, science can involve horrible jobs: combing through poo, flensing carcasses, any number of “pipette monkey” …
ThatScottGuyadded this to Can You Heal Me Now? · 20hFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMicrobiome Our Microbiomes Might Shape Our Social Livesdiscovermagazine.com (Credit: Sara López Gilabert/SAPIENS) It is early morning on a wide plain in Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya. With a small Dixie cup and a …
BBC Newsadded this to World · 1dScience 'I will give my last drop of blood for this forest'bbc.co.uk - BBC NewsMembers of Brazil's indigenous Mura tribe have vowed to defend their land, as wildfires rage in the Amazon rainforest. The largest rainforest in the world, the Amazon is a vital carbon store that slows
