WEIRD NATURE
An artist’s impression of a new biofuel made by bacteria that could have a higher energy density than jet fuel. Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab – By Michael Irving 2022 Jun 30 – As effective as fossil fuels may be, their impact on the planet cannot …
Some of Nepenthes pudica’s subterranean pitchers, unearthed by the researchers. Martin Dančák – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jun 29 – Carnivorous plants are already quite fascinating, but a newly discovered one ratchets up the weirdness factor even further. It’s a type of pitcher plant, …
Largest ever specimen, a 2.7 meter-long creature known as Arthropleura, discovered by ‘fluke’ on UK beach. A section of Arthropleura’s exoskeleton was found by a ‘fluke’ on Howick beach by a Cambridge University scientist. Photograph: Neil Davies/PA– PA Media Last modified on 2021 …
Biologists used male ‘scout’ snakes to find the female Burmese which was nearly 18ft long and had 122 developing eggs. Biologists Ian Bartoszek, right, and Ian Easterling, center, with intern Kyle Findley show the 17.7 ft, 215 lb female Burmese python captured in …
A farmer spreads fertilizer on a field in Berks County, Pa. Harold Hoch/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images – By Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University Published: 2022 Jun 14 – Farmers are coping with a …
Female white-tailed deer at sunrise. Gary Gray/Getty Images – By Allan Houston, Professor of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Tennessee Published: 2022 Jun 10 – Chronic wasting disease, a deadly neurological infectious disease that affects deer, elk and moose, is spreading across …
Shrooly is presently on Indiegogo. Shrooly – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Jun 06 – Like most foods, mushrooms are best when fresh … but it can be difficult to grow them yourself. Shrooly is designed to help, by automatically providing the best conditions for …
A ladybug crawls on a paloverde flower in Joshua Tree National Park, California. Hannah Schwalbe, NPS/Flickr – By Bradley J. Cardinale, Department Head, Ecosystem Science and Management, Penn State Published: 2022 Jun 02 – As Spring phases into Summer in North America, with …
Playgrounds at about 300 schools have been renovated, benefiting students but also addressing the climate crisis. A schoolyard in New York City before and after green transformation. Composite: The Guardian – Supported by: About this content – Aliya Uteuova Last modified on 2022 …
A section of the seagrass meadow that’s now been found to be the largest plant in the world. University of Western Australia – By Michael Irving 2022 May 31 – Researchers have discovered what seems to be the largest plant in the world – …