Is #Plant Communication a Real Thing?
New research about plant communication upends older beliefs. Experts share the unique ways plants talk to each other.
(Apr 28, 2023)
https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/is-plant-communication-a-real-thing

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Scientists Discover #Fungi That Can Eat #Plastic in Just 140 Days
(28 Apr 2023)
https://mymodernmet.com/plastic-eating-fungi/

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Poachers target #hippos
for giant teeth in place of #ivory
(20 Dec 2022)
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63931103

Crowther Lab
(14 Dec 2022):
#Loss of #soil #microbes has alarming implications for aboveground life, including negative consequences for growing #crops.

But our research suggests that managed landscapes (e.g. #agriculture, #forestry) can be potential reservoirs of microbial #biodiversity: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01228-3"
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Defending Earth’s terrestrial microbiome
(Colin Averill et al, 3 Oct 2022)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01228-3

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Crowther Lab
(14 Dec 2022):
#Loss of #soil #microbes has alarming implications for aboveground life, including negative consequences for growing #crops.

But our research suggests that managed landscapes (e.g. #agriculture, #forestry) can be potential reservoirs of microbial #biodiversity: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01228-3"
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Defending Earth’s terrestrial microbiome
(Colin Averill et al, 3 Oct 2022)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01228-3

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Peter Dynes
(14 Dec 2022):
"An #energy imbalance of 400 terawatts is equivalent to 6.66667 Hiroshima atomic bombs exploding per second.
If you factor in the loss of masking on top - a 1500 TW EEI would be about ~24 Atomic bombs per second.
That's a lotta energy bombs going into the #ocean daily."
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Significant increase in #natural disturbance impacts on #European #forests since 1950
(12 Dec 2022)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.16531

Naturwald Akademie
(14.12.2022):
"Neue Übersichtsstudie zeigt, d. die Schäden in Europas #Wald & Forst in den letzten Jahrzehnten deutlich zugenommen haben.
#Wind, #Feuer & #Insektenbefall sind die Hauptursachen.
Die zugrundeliegenden Risiken durch #Monokulturen werden nicht thematisiert."
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#ClimateEmergency

Thor: #Walrus sighting at Calshot beach extremely rare, expert says
(13 Dec 2022)
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-63940472

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"A submersible off the coast of Western #Australia chanced upon a 45-metre-long deep-sea #siphonophore arranged in a feeding spiral, trailing its deadly tentacles"

Discovered in the deep: is this the world’s longest #animal?
(30 Nov 2022)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/30/discovered-in-the-deep-siphonophore-species-australia

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Discovered in the deep: the squid that makes a decoy out of its own skin
(23 Nov 2022)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/23/discovered-in-the-deep-the-squid-that-makes-a-decoy-out-of-its-own-skin

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Discovered in the deep: the #sharks that glow in the dark
(9 Nov 2022)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/09/discovered-in-the-deep-the-sharks-that-glow-in-the-dark

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Discovered in the deep: the #worm that eats bones
(22 Aug 2022)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/22/discovered-in-the-deep-the-worm-that-eats-bones-osedax

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Discovered in the deep: the mini cities of hairy-chested Hoff #crabs
(15 Aug 2022)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/15/discovered-in-the-deep-hairy-chested-hoff-crab

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"The #snails’ habitat is extreme. They live several miles below the #ocean surface on searing hydrothermal vents, which are bathed in toxic chemicals and can reach temperatures of more than 300C (572F)."

Discovered in the deep: the snail with iron armour
(3 Aug 2022)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/03/discovered-in-the-deep-the-snail-with-iron-armour

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Discovered in the deep:
the #fish with razor-sharp fangs too big for its mouth
(14 Dec 2022)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/14/discovered-in-the-deep-the-fish-with-razor-sharp-fangs-too-big-for-its-mouth

"In 2010, #politicians pledged to halt devastation of #Earth’s #wildlife.
Since then, no progress has been made.
And despite glimmers of hope, prospects look grim for next month’s top-level meeting in Canada"

‘We need a breakthrough deal on #biodiversity’: can Montreal summit deliver for #nature?
(27 Nov 2022)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/27/biodiversity-montreal-summit-nature-earth-wildlife-canada

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Deutschland hat ein neues Raubtier:
Nachwuchs von #Goldschakal in zwei Bundesländern
Der wolfsähnliche Goldschakal breitet sich immer weiter in Deutschland aus. Inzwischen gibt es bestätigte Würfe im Norden und Süden des Landes.
(09.11.2022)
https://www.nationalgeographic.de/tiere/2022/11/deutschland-hat-ein-neues-raubtier-nachwuchs-von-goldschakal-in-zwei-bundeslaendern

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The past and future #human #impact on #mammalian #diversity
(Tobias Andermann et al, 2020)
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abb2313

"Based on current trends, we predict for the near future a rate escalation of unprecedented magnitude. Our results provide a comprehensive assessment of the human impact on past and predicted future extinctions of mammals."

#SaveBiodiversity #Cop27

New #Owl Species Discovered on Island Off African Coast
Researchers say it's critically endangered
(Nov 8, 2022)
https://www.treehugger.com/new-owl-species-discovered-island-african-coast-6825118?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareurlbuttons

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#ipbes:
"23% of endemic #species in #Africa are threatened. 🐘

#Biodiversityloss and the reduction in #nature's contributions to people in the region negatively impact people's daily lives and well-being.

Find out more in @IPBES
#RegionalAssessment: https://ipbes.net/sites/default/files/ipbes_6_15_add.1_africa_english_0.pdf"

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