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Earth Overshoot Day

August 18, 2015

TIME How Humans Used Up a Year of Natural Resources In Under 9 Months Justin Worland @justinworland Aug. 14, 2015                                                                                                                         Getty Images This week’s ‘Earth Overshoot Day’ marked the date …

The group Vriesea platynema Gaudich in Paraná, Brazil

August 18, 2015

O grupo Vriesea platynema Gaudich. (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae) no estado do Paraná, Brasil The group Vriesea platynema Gaudich. (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae) in Paraná State, Brazil Vanessa Koza Kowalski1, 2 & Rosângela Capuano …

Where are the world's ants?

August 18, 2015

Where are the world’s ants? First ever map detailing 15,000 species launched Four-year project maps location of species, with Australian state of Queensland found to host the greatest number of …

'Shade Balls'

August 18, 2015

Plastic balls are California’s water-savers Millions of black ‘shade balls’ float on the surface of reservoirs, slowing evaporation. By: Mary Jo DiLonardo August 13, 2015, 4:28 p.m. Thousands of black …

Be Happy!

August 16, 2015

  [embedplusvideo height=”395″ width=”650″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1DLeL0v” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/IIWQeMFncm8?fs=1&vq=hd720″ vars=”ytid=IIWQeMFncm8&width=650&height=395&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep4060″ /] What is Happiness? Learn How to Be Happy In Life

Aechmea gamossepala

August 16, 2015

Dear reader, Luiz Felipe Varella forwarded beautiful shots of four variations of Aechmea gamossepala from Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. Derek Butcher said “they certainly have different colours to that in the formal …

QUIZ

August 16, 2015

QUIZ Genus and species?     Wittrockia superba Lindman, Ofvers. Forh. Kongl. Svetlska Vetensk. – Akad. III. 24 (8): 20, pl. 2, fig. 13-21. Feb. 1891. Detail from Leme in …

Jungle Genetics

August 15, 2015

[embedplusvideo height=”395″ width=”650″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/1UJeoYM” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/thTadunA8eQ?fs=1&vq=hd720″ vars=”ytid=thTadunA8eQ&width=650&height=395&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=&notes=” id=”ep7600″ /] Jungle Genetics How do you map the DNA of an entire tropical mountain? Biologist Menno Schilthuizen explains how his team combine modern …

The Snake Man: Saving Lives

August 15, 2015

Papua New Guinea’s Snake Man We follow a reptile handler-turned-scientist in his quest to save thousands of people from deadly snakebites. 17 Jul 2015 07:26 GMT It’s a fearsome creature …