Happy National Wildlife Week, a time to consider the phenomenon of diminishing wildlife. This illustration represents the total biomass of mammals on Earth, and how it’s distributed across different types of mammals. All wild terrestrial mammals are represented by the elephant, and wild marine mammals by the whale. Happy National Wildlife Week Mentioned before but …
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How horses whinny
How horses whinny has long been a mystery. The sound is quite distinct from any other in the animal kingdom. And now scientists think they’ve discovered why: horses whinny by producing sounds at two frequencies at the same time—much like singing and whistling simultaneously. The findings, which were published on Monday in Current Biology, suggest …
20% of human DNA is inherited from a mysterious, superarchaic species.
20% of human DNA is inherited from a mysterious, superarchaic species. Recent genetic analysis suggests that we are significantly less human than previously believed. While Neanderthal DNA accounts for only about 2 percent of our genetic makeup, a staggering 20 percent of our genome is inherited from an unknown superarchaic hominin. This lineage diverged from …
Cosmic Pingpong
The Sun may be collecting rogue planets from as far as 3.8 light-years away, nearly the distance to our closest stellar neighbour, and some of them could already be orbiting out there right now. Rogue planets are worlds that wander through interstellar space without a star, kicked out of their birth systems by gravitational encounters. …
Maps
A distribution I do not remember. That circle in MI is weird. Flattest US States Ranked. Wyoming least flat western state. Wisconsin least flat Midwestern state. Florida flattest US state. Using US Census regions as boundaries. WA is flatter than ME? Lake Paratethys and Europe 11.6 million years ago
English Haw
Claire Armitage Cornwall England The English have a wonderful subgenre of this kind of illustration. I am a fan.
How hawks slip through tight gaps
How hawks slip through tight gaps: A flight stability trick drones could copy Birds have a lot to teach us about flight possibilities.
America’s insatiable demand for British guns
America’s insatiable demand for British guns Apparently, the BBB has kicked in for the elites.
Boy Sea Fishing
Hans Heyerdahl 1857-1913 Norwegian painter Fishergutten – 1886 Oil on canvas – 84 x 66 cm Drammen Museum of Art and Cultural History Norway
Springer Salmon
Mr. Tim Foster looking delighted with this big multi sea winter Spring salmon, the first of the season, from the Soldier’s Hole pool at Altyre Estate on the River Findhorn. These springers as they are called are among the most desired fish in the world. Wading out deep on to the ledge in high water conditions …