TIL that a female zebra shark held in captivity in Australia gave birth asexually in 2017. It is only the third documented case of a vertebrate of any species switching its reproductive strategy from sexual to asexual. Sperm storage was ruled out when genetic testing was done on the offspring. [Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/zebra-shark-makes-world-first-switch-from-sexual-to-asexual-reproduction]
ScienceAlert
Zebra Shark Makes World-First Switch From Sexual to Asexual Reproduction
A zebra shark (Stegostoma fasciatum) in Australia has become the first recorded case of a shark switching from sexual to asexual reproduction.
SolarPunk
TIL that a female zebra shark held in captivity in Australia gave birth asexually in 2017. It is only the third documented case of a vertebrate of any species switching its reproductive strategy from sexual to asexual. Sperm storage was ruled out when genetic…
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2019/03/eus-parliament-signs-disastrous-internet-law-what-happens-next
Electronic Frontier Foundation
EU’s Parliament Signs Off on Disastrous Internet Law: What Happens Next?
In a stunning rejection of the will of five million online petitioners, and over 100,000 protestors this weekend, the European Parliament has abandoned common-sense and the advice of academics,
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Cool video I found about respecting life.
https://youtu.be/ms2klX-puUU
https://youtu.be/ms2klX-puUU
YouTube
Story from North America
Please watch in "high quality"
"Story from North America" by Garrett Davis and Kirsten Lepore
Music written and performed by Garrett Davis
More animations at http://www.kirstenlepore.com
and http://www.garrettmdavis.com/
"Story from North America" by Garrett Davis and Kirsten Lepore
Music written and performed by Garrett Davis
More animations at http://www.kirstenlepore.com
and http://www.garrettmdavis.com/
Forwarded from Syndiegram (A Frankfurt School Citing Furry)
https://www.sciencealert.com/coal-plants-are-emitting-more-than-ever-and-we-are-headed-for-disaster/
ScienceAlert
"We Are in Deep Trouble": Carbon Emissions Break Record in Devastating Global Setback
We just made history for all the wrong reasons.
No need to be shy, say hi to our friends at Sunbeam City! https://wiki.sunbeam.city/doku.php
"Sunbeam City is an instance of Mastodon on the social media fediverse. We are organized as a cooperative that empowers its members to determine their own governance through our Governance Policy. Our purpose is to promote what we believe to be the values of the solarpunkmovement and is further defined in our Values and Mission Statement."
The community wiki has many valuable resources put together to help us transition into a more sustainable world.
"Sunbeam City is an instance of Mastodon on the social media fediverse. We are organized as a cooperative that empowers its members to determine their own governance through our Governance Policy. Our purpose is to promote what we believe to be the values of the solarpunkmovement and is further defined in our Values and Mission Statement."
The community wiki has many valuable resources put together to help us transition into a more sustainable world.
Forwarded from Hacker News
ncase.me
LOOPY!
a tool for thinking in systems