Wearing A Salmon On Your Head Is Back In Fashion For Orcas, After A 37-Year Break
iflscience.com/wearing-a-salmon-on-your-head-is-back-in-fashion-for-orcas-after-a-37-year-break-76971In 1987, there was a strange trend amongst killer whales. Recent sightings show it's back in fashion.
The unusual manner in which cicadas pee — and why the information is useful
npr.org/2024/03/19/1239528212/the-unusual-manner-in-which-cicadas-pee-and-why-the-information-is-usefulLittle insects pee in droplets. But it turns out that cicadas pee in jets â and why and how they do it could help scientists better understand microfluidics and advance all kinds of technologies.
‘That Girl is Going to Get Herself Killed’
longreads.com/2022/11/15/death-in-national-parks/Krista Diamond | Longreads | November 2022 | 16 minutes (4,342 words) In 2012, I was working at a hotel in Glacier National Park when a man I’d just met invited me for a day of tubing and drinking beer on the river. L
The World’s Loudest Sound
kottke.org/14/10/the-worlds-loudest-soundThe sound made by the Krakatoa volcanic eruption in 1883 was so loud it ruptured eardrums of people 40 miles away, travelled aro
"Our birthright"—Proplifting "crime" divides opinion online
newsweek.com/proplifting-plants-crime-birthright-divides-opinion-1697244"Imagine telling someone that plants growing is theft," one person raged online.
Aromatic plants in nests of blue tits: positive effects on nestlings
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0003347208005496“Certaines espèces garnissent leur nid de plantes aromatiques, une fois la construction achevée. C’est le cas de la mésange bleue (Cyanistes caeruleus) en Corse. Des études ont montré que cette habitude, qui a longtemps intrigué les ornithologues, était bénéfique aux poussins, les plantes aromatiques émettant des composés volatiles aux vertus antibactériennes et antiparasitaires.”
tree.fm – Tune Into Forests From Around The World 🌳🔈
tree.fm/People around the world recorded the sounds of their forests, so you can escape into nature, while in lockdown or unable to travel. Use this site to chill, meditate or do some digital shinrin-yoku.
3D Terrain Maps
shadedrelief.com/3D_Terrain_Maps/index.htmlTom Patterson, US National Park Service
Garden Museum - celebrating British gardens and gardening
gardenmuseum.org.uk/The Garden Museum explores and celebrates British gardens and gardening through its collection, temporary exhibitions, events and garden.
In Search of the Elusive Sea Wolf Along Canada's Rugged Coast -- National Geographic
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/sea-wolves/mcgrath-textAt Canada's western edge, beachcombing wolves swim between islands, eating whatever the sea serves up.