Kettinki

2024-01-11 @ 14.15.49 ∈ Suomeksi

(Ylen mobiilipaskaformaatissa)

Luonto muovasi hämmentävän näyn: valtavan suuri täydellinen ympyrä pyöri hiljalleen lahdenpoukamassa

Mäntyharjun Lahnaveteen syntynyt jäälautta on hyvin harvinainen.

2024-01-11 @ 14.07.40 ∈ Suomeksi

Polaaripyörteen hajoaminen toi hirmupakkaset eteläänkin – kysyimme asiantuntijalta, vieläkö niitä tulee lisää

Suomi sijaitsee polaaripyörteen laidalla. Jos pyörre hajoaa kesken talven, voi poikkeuksellisen kylmä ilma saavuttaa jopa Etelä-Euroopan.

2024-01-09 @ 12.49.58 ∈ In English

(The Catalan populations rely on postural thermoregulation, if I’m reading the study correctly.)

Study finds Spanish butterflies are better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins

Butterflies in both countries switch from heat-seeking to heat-avoiding behavior once air temperatures reach approximately 22°C. [British populations depend] more on microclimates for thermoregulation than Catalan populations.

2024-01-07 @ 17.10.56 ∈ In English

What were the death tolls from pandemics in history?

Pandemics have killed millions of people throughout history. How many deaths were caused by different pandemics, and how have researchers estimated their death tolls?

2024-01-04 @ 18.17.21 ∈ Suomeksi

Pearl clouds, Kouvola

These were the most beautiful mother of pearls I’ve ever seen, and it must have been the same for many others. I searched the sky throughout the afternoon, but no pearls appeared, the low clouds only increased. When I went to visit my parents for Christmas, I took my ... © 2024 Tero Sipinen

2024-01-01 @ 16.22.32 ∈ In English

Austrian government launches repair scheme for electronic goods

The Repair Bonus voucher scheme gives people cash towards repairing their electronic goods.

2024-01-01 @ 16.17.53 ∈ In English

Only one observation from Finland currently (AFAICS), an Oxypoda spectabilis.

First Known Photographs of Living Specimens

This project is designed to showcase the first known photographs of living specimens of any species. Note that by ‘first known’ I’m referring to the first known photographs of a species anywhere, not just the first photographs to be submitted to iNaturalist.