Weekly Roundup | Earth and Nature: Top 20 stories of the week of Jan 5 - 12th, 2017
Sooner or later, we will have to recognise that the Earth has rights, too, to live without pollution. What mankind must know is that human beings cannot live without Mother Earth, but the planet can live without humans. - Evo Morales
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This 3,500-Year-Old Greek Tomb Upended What We Thought We Knew About the Roots of Western Civilization
The recent discovery of the grave of an ancient soldier is challenging accepted wisdom among archaeologists
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Submitted on January 6th 2017 by jerinoos
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What’s killing the world’s shorebirds?
Researchers brave polar bears, mosquitoes and gull attacks in the Canadian Arctic to investigate an alarming die off.
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Submitted on January 8th 2017 by gladsdotter
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3 +17y+ ago
The Best Underwater Photographs of 2016 Are Out of This World
This year may have been a rough one up here on Earth’s dry surface, but beneath the waves ocean life flourished and dazzled. The world’s most prestigious underwater photography competition has just announced its winning images for 2016—and they’re absolutely spellbinding.
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Submitted on January 10th 2017 by Appaloosa with 3 comments
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To Improve Your Sense of Direction, Lose the Technology
For the directionally challenged, traveling can be a frustrating, time-wasting ordeal. But there are steps you can take to improve your sense of direction.
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Submitted on January 11th 2017 by gladsdotter with 2 comments
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5 +17y+ ago
Japan’s fantastic emerald green algae
These great balls of fuzz look lovely, are zero maintenance and keep water clean, says James Wong.
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Submitted on January 9th 2017 by gladsdotter with 1 Related Links:
1. How to care for Marimo Added by Appaloosa on January 9th 2017.
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6 +17y+ ago
Conditions That Form More Hurricanes Also Protect U.S., Study Finds
A new analysis suggests that the climatic trends that lead to greater hurricane activity also create a coastal buffer that weakens storms at landfall.
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Submitted on January 8th 2017 by gladsdotter
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Historic Pioneer Cabin Tree toppled in California storm
The historic Pioneer Cabin Tree, a former "drive-through" giant sequoia in Calaveras Big Trees State Park in Calaveras County, was felled in California's weekend storms. The tree was hollowed out in the 1880s to allow tourists to pass through it, and even allowed cars, but more recently has hosted only hikers. It was part of the "Big Trees Trail" at the state park. Jim Allday, a volunteer at the park who was working there Sunday, said the tree went down about 2 p.m. and "shattered" on impact. He said people had been walking through the tree as recently as Sunday morning.
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Submitted on January 9th 2017 by gladsdotter with 1 Related Links:
1. Why California’s Ancient Sequoia ‘Tunnel Tree’ Toppled Added by gladsdotter on January 9th 2017.
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Bluefin tuna sells for £500,000 at Japan auction amid overfishing concerns
A bluefin tuna has fetched 74.2m yen (£517,000) at the first auction of the year at Tsukiji market in Tokyo, amid warnings that decades of overfishing by Japan and other countries is taking the species to the brink of extinction. The 212kg fish, caught off the coast of Oma in northern Japan, was bought by Kiyomura, the operator of the Sushi Zanmai restaurant chain, after its president, Kiyoshi Kimura, outbid rivals for the sixth year in a row.
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Submitted on January 6th 2017 by spacepopper
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9 +17y+ ago
The Detective of Northern Oddities
When a creature mysteriously turns up dead in Alaska—be it a sea otter, polar bear, or humpback whale—veterinary pathologist Kathy Burek gets the call. Her necropsies reveal cause of death and causes for concern as climate change frees up new pathogens and other dangers in a vast, thawing north. By Christopher Solomon.
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Submitted on January 8th 2017 by AdelleChattre
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California Braces for 'Once-in-10-Year' Storm amid Fears of Flooding, Avalanches, Blizzards
Sierra travelers trapped by back-to-back storms that dropped more than 2 feet of snow have a brief window to pass, before the arrival of a weather system Saturday so wet forecasters are calling it an "atmospheric river."
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Submitted on January 5th 2017 by jcscher with 1 comments and with 2 Related Links:
1. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-california-storm-20170107-htmlstory.html Added by jcscher on January 7th 2017.
2. Massive storm system moves into Northern California; flooding, heavy snow forecast Added by jcscher on January 7th 2017.
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This investigator goes undercover in factory farms to expose the brutal animal abuse that is standard treatment
Think of a farm and what comes to mind? Lambs leaping through a field, pigs rolling around in the mud and cows chomping on lush grass. Sadly, that vision is now a rarity - most chickens, ducks and turkeys in the UK are farmed in huge industrial sheds and a whopping 99 per cent of farm animals in the US are reared in factory farms, according to the ASPCA.
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Submitted on January 8th 2017 by socialiguana
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Tarantulas May Be ‘Right-Handed’
Once thought uniquely human, a preference for the right or left side seems to also occur among wild animals. By Joshua Rapp.
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Submitted on January 7th 2017 by AdelleChattre
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Urbanisation signal detected in evolution, study shows
Scientists discover a ‘clear signal’ of urbanisation in the evolution of organisms around the globe. By Mark Kinver.
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Submitted on January 7th 2017 by AdelleChattre
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14 +17y+ ago
Injured baby elephant receives water therapy to help her walk again
A baby elephant who lost part of her foot in a snare has been receiving hydrotherapy to help her walk again. Six-month-old "Clear Sky" was wounded three months ago when she stepped into a trap laid by farmers to protect their crops in Thailand. She was found hobbling and alone after being separated from her mother.
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Submitted on January 7th 2017 by doodlegirl
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15 +17y+ ago
'Wind trees' could replace controversial giant turbines in race for sustainable energy
French scientist creates 'wind tree' to compete with 'monstrous' wind turbines.
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Submitted on January 5th 2017 by SpunkyRocket
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16 +17y+ ago
Boulder To Remove 120+ Ash Trees
The City of Boulder plans to remove 121 ash trees that were affected by the Emerald Ash Borer. Replanting has already started.
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Submitted on January 7th 2017 by SpunkyRocket
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The Mystery of Seahorse Key’s Missing Bird Colony Veers Into Strange Territory
Russian submarines? Black-ops helicopters? Vigilante sheepdogs? Cannibal snakes? Weird theories abound for the causes of the baffling case. By Brian Kevin.
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Submitted on January 8th 2017 by AdelleChattre
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Ten of the World's most Incredible Rooftops
A new book celebrates amazing urban spaces in the sky. Fiona Macdonald picks out ten projects that have helped transform cities across the globe.
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Submitted on January 7th 2017 by jcscher with 1 comments
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On Long Migrations, Birds Chase an Eternal Spring
Surprisingly indirect migratory paths land birds at way stations just as vegetation and insects become abundant. But climate change threatens to disrupt these journeys.
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Submitted on January 7th 2017 by gladsdotter
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