A Bonehill version of the H&H Paradox. Vintage Guns
Author: Sea Run
Tread Water Feeding 2.0
Prior post on tread water feeding. A new video high quality video.
Purdey boxlock
Probably the best Purdey boxlock I have seen. Vintage Guns I likely heard that Purdey made boxlocks in the past but it isn’t something they are associated with much.
“Hands in” Dog Challenge
“Hands in” Dog Challenge I saw this a while ago and forgot about it. Something reminded me and I looked it up. I am still not clear on what the pets are doing it for but it is just the kind of thing people love. More
Saved by Little Beasties?
”The novelty of our method is using clay to make the biological pump more efficient—the zooplankton generate clay-laden poops that sink faster,” Clay dust method turns CO₂ into food that zooplankton expel into the deep sea I saw endless copepods in the samples we had to pick through for larval cod but I never expected …
Bizarre
The gazelle walked right by the croc. I can’t believe the gazelle was that foolish. Plus gazelles usually travel together. I hope this wasn’t staged.
Falcons help people
“Our review highlights that peregrine falcons might serve as valuable models for investigating the impact of environmental contaminants on human health,” says Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and Director of SHRO and Professor at Temple University. By studying the effects of pollutants on these birds, researchers can draw parallels to human health risks, fostering collaboration …
Complexities of Starling Murmurations, etc.
Cooper’s professional background in physics and bioinformatics—a data science applied to biological systems—led her to study of the dynamics of networks. She uses a 19th-century photographic technique called chronophotography to reveal what she describes as “the robustness of self-organised systems in nature.” Complexities of Starling Murmurations Neat pix of murmurations. Red-winged black bird murmurations above the sandhill …
First direct evidence that ancient Americans relied primarily on mammoth
Scientists have uncovered the first direct evidence that ancient Americans relied primarily on mammoth and other large animals for food. Their research sheds new light on both the rapid expansion of humans throughout the Americas and the extinction of large ice age mammals. Isotope analysis reveals mammoth as key food source for ancient Americans …
Peregrine Falcons and Prey
The 2024 Audubon Photo Awards: The Top 100 | Audubon Category: Amateur Location: San Pedro, California Camera: SONY Alpha 1 with a Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS lens; 1/3200 second at f/4.5; ISO 250 Behind the Shot: For many years, I have observed these falcons, which nest in a cliff above the Pacific Ocean at Point Fermin. …