This guy overblows things but he gets into some real gnarly places. However, even he admitted he pushed his luck on his one. How crazy is this around the 4 min mark where he describes the cave.
Author: Sea Run
Lightning Lifting Line
News to me. I didn’t know lightning did this. The comments back it up.
Cut Glass Underwater?
News to me. The comments suggest it is possible.
The Pigeon Hustle
With a world population of hundreds of millions, feral pigeons are our most familiar neighbors. They have been an ever-present companion to people for millennia, yet despite such familiarity, there’s still so much we don’t know about the remarkable, resilient pigeon. Follow in the footsteps of London and New York’s pigeon flocks to uncover their …
Hole in the water.
I just love that hole in the water. A perfect example of suction feeding in fish. Shades of Dune?
Passenger Pigeons and Wild Ginger
SourceDid Passenger Pigeons Expand Wild Ginger Populations During the Holocene? I followed this blog a bit. Like Steve, he likes to speculate on the eco history of Passenger Pigeons. Steve had a book planned on them once. His theory is not that novel but as he says testing it is the rub.
Desertification of the midwest?
A new University of California San Diego study uncovers a hidden driver of global crop vulnerability: the origin of rainfall itself. Desertification of the midwest?
Mongolia’s New Horizon
Amid these challenges, in April 2024, Mongolia announced a nearly $200 million effort that aims to protect the country’s landscapes while honoring generations of traditional knowledge and supporting sustainable livelihoods and futures. It will take at least 15 years to complete—and a major partnership of government officials, nongovernmental organizations, herders and others—but all told it could amount …
Spinifex Pigeon
In Australia’s arid interior, this tough little bird makes its home among spinifex grasses and red desert stones, thriving where shade is scarce and heat is relentless. It rarely needs to drink, surviving on moisture from seeds and hardy plants. When alarmed, it runs swiftly rather than flies, weaving through thorny clumps with effortless agility …
Wolves use tools?
This made a splash in the media. I am unqualified to judge but as a friend said his dog does stuff like it. CBC report More