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Discovery of 'hidden world' under Antarctic ice has scientists 'jumping for joy' |
(opens in new tab) A never-before-seen ecosystem lurks in an underground river deep below the icy surface in Antarctica. Researchers recently brought this "hidden world" into the light, revealing a dark and jagged cavern filled with swarms of tiny, shrimplike creatures. |
Oct 15, 2022
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Harry Baker - LiveScience
Nature Blogs |
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Scientists Found a Massive Volume of Water 1,000km Inside Earth |
Scientists have found a massive volume of water 1,000km inside of our planet, around a third way to Earth's core: "This water is much deeper than ever found before, at a third of the way to the edge of Earth's core." |
Aug 11, 2022
by Geology In
Science & Medicine News |
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Fossilized Insect Discovered Not in Amber, But in Opal |
In a find unlike anything seen before, a piece of opal from the island of java in indonesia holds some remarkable cargo: a stunningly preserved insect that may be at least four to seven million years old. Previously, plenty of ancient insects have been found in amber, a gemstone made of fossilized tree resin. |
Oct 22, 2021
by Geology In
Nature Blogs |
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Psilocybin Mushrooms in Mexico in Danger of Extinction |
I have done field work in the Mazatec region since 2009, and in all these years, I have only seen two types of psilocybin mushrooms for sale in the city of Huautla de Jiménez. However, the article " Seeking the Magic Mushroom " (1957) describes the use of at least seven different species of psychoactive mushrooms in Mexico. |
Sep 06, 2021
by
Marcos García de Teresa, Ph.D
Botany & Horticulture Blogs |
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In Scotland, wave energy device reaches critical milestone, gears up for testing |
A project centered around the development of a subsea wave energy converter has taken another step forward after its two major constituent parts were joined together at a facility in Scotland. According to a statement from AWS Ocean Energy on Wednesday, the assembly, which it described as "a critical milestone", took place last week. |
Jun 25, 2021
by Anmar Frangoul - CNBC
Tech News |
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Beer waste as a pesticide? |
Some pesticides can be harmful to humans, but beer may be an organic solution to that problem, suggests a study published in Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. A team of researchers, led by Maite Gandariasbeitia from NEIKER-BRTA Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development in Spain, has investigated organic by-products of used beer grains (called bagasse) and canola (rapeseed oil) cakes, to find that they make a useful pesticide when mixed with cow manure. |
Jun 04, 2021
by
Deborah Devis
Botany & Horticulture Blogs |
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Image shows God of Chaos asteroid Apophis gearing up to pass Earth |
The asteroid Apophis, the potentially hazardous space rock due to pass close to Earth next month, has been photographed by a ground-based telescope project. The image was captured by the Elena robotic telescope unit, which took a single exposure shot of the sky lasting 300 seconds. |
Feb 24, 2021
by
Ed Browne - Newsweek
Conspiracy News |
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azuma makoto continues his 'paludarium' series of bonsai ecospheres |
japanese flower artist azuma makoto presents his latest exhibition which displays the TACHIKO and YASUTOSHI versions of his 'paludarium' series. the overall series expresses influence from the 19th century english invention, a small conservatory or plant protection machine that had since been exhibited at the paris expo. |
Feb 14, 2021
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designboom | architecture & design magazine
Botany & Horticulture Blogs |
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