A nice South African City image: Woman, Antelope, Strawberry, Nature Mural – Johannesburg Image by jay galvin "My wall for City of Gold festival in Johannesburg, South Africa. Humans can mask anything with a nature feeling, but nature will always know that we just try to cheat. Thanks to everyone in Grayscale Galery and all …
Check out this Camps Bay Beach image: 20070805 – Assateague Island beach camping – IMG_2947 – Bay ecology sign, Life Of The Marsh nature trail Image by Claire CJS This sign was informative, but it wasn’t like we were going to see any of these animals. And see Shannon! Sea horses exist! 🙂 BACKSTORY FOR …
How Studio Ghibli films can help us rediscover the childlike wonder of our connection with nature: Studio Ghibli films are replete with artistry depicting different aspects of nature. Kyle Duhamel/Flickr, CC BY-SA Films with powerful environmentally centred narratives can transform our thinking and connect us with nature in ways that scientific papers cannot. For example, …
A cool Paternoster image: Image from page 471 of “Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History” (1902) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: animallifeworldo119021903lond Title: Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Publisher: London Contributing Library: Harvard University, Museum …
A cool Paternoster image: Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, Wild Flowers Image by wattallan594 Cape Columbine Nature Reserve surrounds the Cape Columbine lighthouse which is the last manned lighthouse built on the South African coast. Both the headland and the lighthouse derive their name from the sailing ship Columbine which ran aground 1.5 kilometres from the …
A nice Paternoster image: Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, Wild Flowers Image by wattallan594 Cape Columbine Nature Reserve surrounds the Cape Columbine lighthouse which is the last manned lighthouse built on the South African coast. Both the headland and the lighthouse derive their name from the sailing ship Columbine which ran aground 1.5 kilometres from the …
Big development projects can have negative effects on nature and people: There are some major development projects in progress on the continent. They include the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya and irrigation and hydropower projects in Tanzania’s Rufiji Basin. Projects like these have potential to change people’s lives for good. But they also come with …
Biodiversity: why new rules to ensure nature benefits from building projects could fail: How to have your cake and eat it? Kekyalyanen The UK government is making serious investments in new infrastructure as part of its post-pandemic recovery strategy, with £27 billion committed to road expansion, and a target of building an additional 300,000 homes …
Check out this Paternoster image: Image from page 130 of “Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History” (1902) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: animallifeworldo119021903lond Title: Animal Life and the World of Nature; A magazine of Natural History Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Publisher: London Contributing Library: Harvard University, …
Unpacking a mystery of physics: Why processes in nature operate only in one direction: The laws of physics explain why you can't stop ink from spreading in water. HAFIZULLAHYATIM/Shutterstock Why do processes in nature only work in one direction? For example, why can’t we heat up a cup of coffee in the fridge or prevent …
Check out this Paternoster image: British Library digitised image from page 8 of “Mithazan. A Secret of Nature [A novel.]” Image by The British Library Image taken from: Title: "Mithazan. A Secret of Nature [A novel.]" Author(s): Jones, W. Braunston [person] British Library shelfmark: "Digital Store 012637.ee.2" Page: 8 (scanned page number – not necessarily …
Fig wasp sex ratios show that not all of nature is by design: A female pollinating wasp, _Platyscapa awekei_, which pollinates the Wonderboom fig, a famous fig tree in South Africa. Simon van Noort In his 1859 book, On the Origin of Species, British naturalist Charles Darwin put forward his theory of natural selection. This, …
Eavesdropping on nature: why Africa needs more bioacoustics research: African Penguins are among the species affected by noises made by seismic underwater exploration. Sergey Uryadnikov/Shutterstock Sound plays an important role in nature. It also helps researchers to study and interpret different landscapes and the species that live there. Most animals make sound; biologists often rely …
Afghanistan: Taliban plans for suicide brigade reveal changing nature of warfare in 21st century: The Taliban recently announced it will establish a battalion of suicide attackers as part of the national army of Afghanistan. These “martyrdom brigades” will be “under the control of the ministry of defence and will be used for special operations,” according …
Protected marine areas should serve nature and people: a review of South Africa’s efforts: South Africa has an impressive record of marine biological research in protected areas, but the country needs to pay greater attention to the human aspects. Doug Lang Marine protected areas in South Africa and across the world have an identity crisis. …
A nice Paternoster image: Image from page 9 of “On the nature and treatment of the distortions to which the spine, and bones of the chest, are subject : with an enquiry into the merits of the several modes of practice which have hitherto been followed in the treatment of distortio Image by Internet Archive …
A nice Paternoster image: Cape Columbine Nature Reserve, Lighthouse Image by wattallan594 Cape Columbine Nature Reserve surrounds the Cape Columbine lighthouse which is the last manned lighthouse built on the South African coast. Both the headland and the lighthouse derive their name from the sailing ship Columbine which ran aground 1.5 kilometres from the lighthouse …
A nice Port Elizabeth image: Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth, Va. Image by chesbayprogram Joe Rieger of the Elizabeth River Project examines foliage at Paradise Creek Nature Park in Portsmouth, Va., on Oct. 22, 2015. Eleven acres of wetlands that had been filled in for development for decades before being restored at the 40-acre …