Ecological doom-loops: why ecosystem collapses may occur much sooner than expected – new research: Anna Kucherova / Shutterstock Across the world, rainforests are becoming savanna or farmland, savanna is drying out and turning into desert, and icy tundra is thawing. Indeed, scientific studies have now recorded “regime shifts” like these in more than 20 different …
Being declared dead when you’re still alive – why these very rare events occur: Inked Pixels/Shutterstock An 82-year-old woman who was recently pronounced dead at a New York nursing home was later discovered to be alive by funeral home staff. This follows a similar incident in Iowa where a 66-year-old woman with early-onset dementia was …
Parkinson’s disease: blood changes may occur years before diagnosis: Patients had fewer lymphocytes in their blood. Alexander Raths/ Shutterstock Although Parkinson’s disease affects around 1%-2% of people over the age of 65, there is currently no cure. And by the time it is diagnosed – typically by identifying problems with movement, such as slower movements …
A cool Camps Bay Beach image: Image from page 103 of “Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state” (1896) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: cu31924003426024 Title: Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in …