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Teenager wins Science Award Removing Plastics from Ocean
Read story →: Teenager wins Science Award Removing Plastics from OceanFionn Ferreira, an 18 year-old Irish teenager won Google’s Science Fair by developing a methodology to remove microplastics from the ocean. He tested ferrofluid to see if the microplastic would stick in…
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Blue Orchard Bees
Read story →: Blue Orchard BeesBlue Orchard Bees are native bees and more efficient pollinators than honey bees. There are 140 species of Osmia bees. They are skilled at pollinating fruit trees-apples, pears, plums, and peaches. Most…
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Trees with Email Addresses
Read story →: Trees with Email AddressesThe City of Melbourne assigned email addresses to trees so the public can report problems. Instead the trees are receiving love letters from the public. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2015/07/when-you-give-a-tree-an-email-address/398210/
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Giant Bee thought extinct Found
Read story →: Giant Bee thought extinct FoundWallace’s giant bee (the size of a human thumb) was spotted in North Moluccas, Indonesia. The bee was building a nest inside a termite mound (which is where they live). Habitat for…
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Are Animals Conscious?
Read story →: Are Animals Conscious?Ross Anderson wrote ‘A Provocative Meditation on Animal Intelligence’ for The Atlantic March 2019. Anderson spent time with the Jain religious order to further investigate this question. Jainism believed for 3,000 years…
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Freezeout Lake in North Central Montana faces Low Water Levels
Read story →: Freezeout Lake in North Central Montana faces Low Water LevelsA prolonged drought in North Central Montana is affecting Freezeout Lake water levels. This in turn is affecting bird migration patterns. Birds stop at Freezeout Lake for food and rest before continuing…
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Twenty-One Species of Bumble Bee are Endangered
Read story →: Twenty-One Species of Bumble Bee are EndangeredThe rusty patch bumble bee in Eastern America are endangered. Their population is showing a continued decline. Many factors contribute to a species decline including several interacting stressors, pathogens, pesticides, habitat loss,…
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Washington State Trees are Dying
Read story →: Washington State Trees are DyingHemlocks, red cedars, and big leaf maples are all dying in Washington State. Scientists believe the cause is climate change. Washington state has experienced an unprecedented drought in the past several years.…
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Bird Populations are Declining
Read story →: Bird Populations are DecliningBird populations across the world have diminished since 1970. Nearly 3 billion birds have been lost. Sparrows, blackbirds, swallows and finches have experience the greatest lost to 2.5 billion. Habitat loss is…