A fungus that has destroyed banana plantations in Asia is now in Latin America. The disease moves slowly, but there's no cure, and it could mean calamity for the continent's banana industry. (Image credit: Jan Sochor/LatinContent via Getty Images) via Devastating Banana Fungus Arrives In Colombia, Threatening The Fruit's Future — News : NPR
Stranger Things: Hummingbird moth — Birds of New England.com
I’ve been seeing a lot of photos and videos this summer of these fascinating creatures on Facebook and other social media. Many of the posts include the question: What is this??? No, it’s not a hummingbird, even though it resembles one, creates a humming sound with its wings and hovers around flowers like a hummingbird. […] …
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Teen Surfer in Hawaii Survives After Shark Bites a Chunk Out of His Surfboard — KTLA
On Sunday evening, Max Keliikipi was driving home from work when he saw the waves at Makaha Beach on Oahu, Hawaii. Max Keliikipi said a shark “bit a huge chunk off” his board. (Credit: Courtesy Max Keliikipi) The 16-year-old grabbed his surfboard and paddled out, as he’s done almost every day this summer. About 100… via …
Meet the Model – Harry the Harvest Mouse — Wildonline.blog
Most people think of the harvest mouse as the tiny red-brown animal clinging to a ripe ear of wheat, however you are just as likely to find the mouse in a reed bed or clump of cocksfoot grass in an arable field margin. The harvest mouse is the smallest rodent in Great Britain , […] via …
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No room at the inn. — nature has no boss
Three big birds on one little rock made seemingly made for two. A full house indeed yet still a good place to pull up out of the current and just watch the water pass on by. American White Pelicans along the Madison River. via No room at the inn. — nature has no boss
Spider silk ‘library’ could hold secrets for new materials — NBC News Top Stories
Arachnid genes could help bring better bulletproof vests, space gear and biodegradable fishing lines. via Spider silk 'library' could hold secrets for new materials — NBC News Top Stories
Treats All Around: The American Kennel Club Has Certified Its Millionth ‘Canine Good Citizen’ — TIME
https://www.youtube.com/embed/W77DYbZTm2E?feature=oembed (NEW YORK) — Who’s a good dog? The American Kennel Club says there are now a million of them. The club is announcing Wednesday that (including dogs past and present) a Bernese mountain dog named Fiona recently became its 1 millionth “canine good citizen.” Fiona and owner Nora Pavone had a special reason for pursuing… …
Duck Duck Goose…
There's always something happening down at the harbour, whether it be wildlife or human-related activity. One day late last week, things got very interesting with the arrival of two rival gangs. There was about to be a rumble – with feathers. Ducks on one side, Canada geese on the other… oh dear, the feathers were …
The Revival of a Second Greek Language – BBC Travel
The language of the Pontic Greeks – ethnic Greeks who settled on the coast of the Turkish Black Sea – evolved completely differently to the language in their homeland. By Jessica Bateman 12 August 2019 "On a warm June evening, I was making my way to Alsos Papagou park in the northern Athens suburb of …
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