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phys.org
Squirrels listen in to birds' conversations as signal of safety
when they feel safe to communicate the absence of danger or share their location. This "chatter" from multiple bird species could therefore be a useful cue to other creatures that there is no imminent ...
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http://www.makery.info/en/2015/06/30/gynepunk-les-sorcieres-cyborg-de-la-gynecologie-diy/
CW: partial female nudity
CW: partial female nudity
Makery
GynePunk, the cyborg witches of DIY gynecology
The Catalan collective GynePunk wants to decolonize the female body and develops first aid gynecological tools, for socially disadvantaged women, refugees, sex workers.
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Ted
Energy from floating algae pods
Call it "fuel without fossils": Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities. Hear his team's bold vision for Project OMEGA (Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-08-02/we-already-have-the-world-s-most-efficient-carbon-capture-technology
"Empress trees mature several times faster than your average oak or pine and absorb about 103 tons of carbon a year per acre."
"Empress trees mature several times faster than your average oak or pine and absorb about 103 tons of carbon a year per acre."