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2024-11-20 @ 17.53.38 ∈ In English
Can sown wildflowers compensate for cities’ lack of natural meadows to support pollinating insects?
There was [no] difference between the meadow types concerning the species richness of butterflies, bees, and hoverflies. The number of butterflies was twice as high in natural meadows than it was in sown floral meadows, however.
2024-11-20 @ 14.31.57 ∈ In English
2024-11-20 @ 13.47.24 ∈ In English
A bit of bling helps insects dazzle their predators, high-speed camera study shows
It turns out that jumping spiders are worse at tracking and attacking shiny targets than matte targets or those that match the background. [Their] attacks were the equivalent of two target widths further away from shiny targets.
2024-11-15 @ 16.33.24 ∈ In English
2024-11-11 @ 18.14.05 ∈ In English
Firefighter’s Raw POV
The brave men + women of the Third Fire Company of Ñuñoa went to work to put out the flames engulfing a burning house in Santiago, Chile. With a GoPro filming, the firefighting team arrived on scene, rolled out the hose, + sprung into action, as seen in fireman Joseth Abel Espinosa's POV.
2024-11-11 @ 17.51.05 ∈ In English
(From January)
Magpies swoop bald men more often, eight-year-old's viral survey finds
The field in this case was the Blue Mountains Grammar School – Mr Swoopsalot's territory. "I watched the people he swooped and I recorded it," Emma said. "Then I got everything I recorded and I figured out that they [the people Mr Swoopsalot swooped] were male, they were tall, and that they had thin or receding hair."
2024-11-11 @ 13.36.26 ∈ In English
We don’t need to use what we make | Derek Sivers
For many years, I was a touring musician, performing live on stage every week. But I didn’t like attending concerts. I liked making music more than listening to music. I felt I must be in the wrong line of work, creating something that I don’t consume. […] I now feel reconciled that this is not a problem or a sign that we’re in the wrong line of work.
2024-11-11 @ 13.34.11 ∈ In English
Respecting children’s philosophical wisdom
But what if children were just as capable as adults of contributing meaningfully to social discussions on important issues like ecological justice? This is the argument put forth by Natalie M. Fletcher, Associate Professor in UdeM's Department of Philosophy and Scientific Coordinator at the Institut Philosophie Citoyenneté Jeunesse.
2024-11-11 @ 13.30.19 ∈ In English
How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, lava incinerated anything living for miles around. As an experiment, scientists later dropped gophers onto parts of the scorched mountain for only 24 hours. The benefits from that single day were undeniable—and still visible 40 years later.