Moths' Rippled Forewings Are Actually a Sophisticated Defense System Against Echo Location
Reflecting bat sonar through folds and ripples, the tips on the beautiful forewings of larger silk moths are lifesaving defense systems.
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The New Orleans Levees Held - Passing Their First Major Test Since Hurricane Katrina
Following a long and expensive building process, the major defense systems around New Orleans have held up in the face of Hurricane Ida
Reforestation of English Midlands Turns 30 Years Old With 9 Million Trees Planted Across 200 Square Miles
Transforming coal-country into green grange, the UK's National Forest has planted its 9 million tree in the Midlands rewilding effort.
Tiny Home Village in Albuquerque Helps Homeless Transition With Social Services and Opportunities
Looking to cultivate strength, community, and responsibility, the Tiny Home Village in Albuquerque is a safe recovery home for the unhoused.
China Bans Written Exams for 6-Year-olds to Reform the Hyper-Competitive Pressure in Schools
In an effort to reduce the pressure on students, the Chinese Education Ministry has banned homework and yearly exams for pupils aged 6 - 7.
Autumn Foraging Guide: Find Yourself a Harvest Haul of Mushrooms, Berries, and Nuts
This autumn, try to plan a trip into the woods for foraging, and wow your family or friends with wild mushrooms, berries, and nuts.
New Cancer Treatments May Be on The Horizon - Success in mRNA Vaccine Trials Use Patients' Immune Systems
Some of the harshest, fastest cancers could be eliminated through the pairing of personalized mRNA vaccines with immuno-checkpoint drugs.
Archaeologists in Egypt Discover Mummy With Gold Tongue
In the Classical-era city of Taposiris Magna, in Egypt, a number of mummies were recently discovered, one of which had a gold tongue.
What Can the Wise Voices of J.R.R. Tolkien, Frodo Baggins, and Gandalf the Grey Teach Us About the Present Day
Tolkien's commentary is relevant for every day and every moment, most especially when things get tough, as they are doing now.
Clever Cockatoos Craft 3-Piece Tool Set to Extract Fruit - Becoming Only 4th Animal Species to Do So
Breaking barriers in the bird world are Goffin's Cockatoos, who have been discovered as capable of making and using whole tool "sets".
A Sorceress' Toolkit Has Been Discovered in the Ashes of Pompeii
A trove of small objects was found recently in Pompeii, thought to belong to a kind of poor sorceress for use in fertility and luck rituals.
With 14,000 Critical Acres Added to Montana Wildlife Reserve, It May Become the Largest in the Lower 48
Montana's American Prairie Reserve conserves a wide area of grassland so nature–include burrowing owls, bison, and bighorn sheep–can thrive.