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10 Fascinating Mysteries Involving Spiders
10 Blue Tarantulas There are more than 850 known species of tarantulas worldwide. Some can shoot excrement as a form of defense, while others can grow to be as large as a human face. Then there are those that are bright blue in color for no apparent reason. Experts believe that the hue blue has a significant function. They "do not yet know what that [particular] role is," though. The most likely theory relates to sexual selection. Scientists hypothesize that the tarantulas' bright hue aids in luring prospective mates. However, Bor-Kai Hsiung of the University of Akron argues that this theory is unlikely to be accurate because tarantulas have extremely weak eyesight despite having eight eyes.
By indika sampath3 years ago in Earth
Russia and China Joint Military Display Hypersonic Tech Superiority That Both U.S and NATO Will Never Want to Challenge
U.S’s intention to deplete Russia military hardware seems again not be working, as the Joint military exercise conducted by Russia and China shows Russia’s hidden military might with full display of their high tech weaponries far exceeding those used in Ukraine .Yet the U.S pumping so much money and sending billion worth of values of military supports seems to be depleting itself rather than Russia instead .
By Estalontech3 years ago in Earth
We’re Running Out of Seafood, Yet We Waste Billions of Pounds of It
A 2015 study published in Global Environmental Change estimates that every year, almost half the seafood supply in the United States is lost, amounting to nearly 500 million pounds of protein waste. Globally, we lose 110 billion pounds. Considering the US Department of Agriculture recommends that the average person consume at least 1.7 ounces of protein per day, this lost seafood is enough to feed more than 2.7 million people for an entire year. Relatedly, this particular form of food waste further contributes to overfishing, which has of course precipitated a steep decline in marine wildlife populations.
By lupu alexandra3 years ago in Earth
Five *Truly* Green Beers to Toast This St. Paddy's Day
If you plan to raise a toast this March 17, it’s your lucky day. Pioneering breweries across the United States are putting the environment first, investing in equipment and employing practices that conserve water, curb energy use, reduce waste, and support their surrounding communities. By crafting eco-minded ales and lagers, these producers give us plenty to celebrate—sustainably, of course. Here’s a menu of green beers to reach for on St. Patrick's Day and throughout the year.
By lupu alexandra3 years ago in Earth
How Best to Protect the Night Sky?
Bill Wren fell in love with the stars in the inky-black skies of central Missouri. In his childhood backyard, he tinkered with his binoculars, gazing at the craters and mountains of the moon. Then, at age 15, Wren moved with his family to Houston. It was a jarring experience—when he looked up at night, he could no longer see the stars. Though he didn't yet have a name for it, this was his introduction to the growing problem of light pollution. Today, one-third of humanity—including 80 percent of Americans—can no longer see the Milky Way.To avoid the bright city lights, Wren would flee whenever he could, driving nearly an hour and a half northwest of Houston, astronomy books and telescope in tow. He began to understand the value of observing a truly dark sky. "It's almost a mystical experience, that sense of being connected, the sense of unity and oneness," Wren says. His early obsession would grow into a lifelong effort to preserve dark skies and one day earn him the moniker the Angel of Darkness.
By lupu alexandra3 years ago in Earth
Do You Know the Story of The First Woman to Hike the Appalachian Trail?
Women’s History Month is almost over, but we can’t let it slip by without celebrating a woman who blazed trails literally and figuratively. Long before Cheryl Strayed’s book Wild popularized the notion of a woman attempting a long solo hike, Emma Gatewood walked the entire Appalachian Trail alone, which was unheard of in the 1950s. Author Ben Montgomery used her personal diaries and trail journals to write a detailed account of her journey in his book, Grandma Gatewood’s Walk (Chicago Review Press, April 2014; out in paperback April 2016), and his biography tells a story that still resonates 61 years later.
By lupu alexandra3 years ago in Earth
We Don't Deserve Beavers
Tar Creek doesn’t seem like an inviting home for wildlife. For more than 70 years, miners blasted open the earth underneath the Oklahoma waterway in search of lead and zinc. Today, mountains of waste material from the mines tower above what is now classified by the EPA as a Superfund site. Groundwater that flows through the abandoned mines flushes toxic heavy metals, including cadmium and lead—both potent neurotoxins even at low concentrations—into the creek. The water runs bright orange.
By lupu alexandra3 years ago in Earth
European Series - Macedonian Phalanx
The endless civil wars in Thebes, Athens, and Sparta, which ultimately benefited the Macedonians of the northern "barbarians" in their eyes, are not uncommon in the history of the Middle Kingdom. Just like the "Jin Dynasty", which glided through the history of the Central Kingdom like a shooting star shortly after the end of the Three Kingdoms period, was soon driven to the Yangtze River by those northern peoples. Under normal circumstances, those who can quickly enter the political arena of the Central Plains after the civil strife in the Central Plains are those marginalized ethnic groups who have accepted the Central Plains culture to a certain extent before. That is, they are familiar with the rules of the game of the Central Kingdom and the military efficiency of the northern horse race is the reason why they can be one step ahead (the Wuhu Luanhuazhihu is the nomadic people attached to it before).
By guanjianwenti0013 years ago in Earth
Europe Series - The Rise of the Marginal Plate "Macedonia"
It is estimated that many friends have already guessed that it is not the three desperate overlords who will eventually unite the Greek world, but the less orthodox "Macedonia" from the border areas like the Qin state in the east. As the first real empire in European history, the history of the conquest of the Alexander Empire, I believe everyone can say one or two. However, when it comes to the origin of this empire, especially their relationship with "Greece", not many people know it. The biggest question is whether the Macedonians are considered "Greeks" and whether the empire founded by Alexander can be counted as Greece.
By guanjianwenti0013 years ago in Earth
European Series - Spartan Hegemony in the "Peloponnesian War"
Obviously, there is a lot of fighting in Greece, and the happiest one is the Persian Empire, which came back that day. At the beginning of the Peloponnesian War, the Persians mainly sat on the mountain and watched tigers fight. However, after Sparta was preparing to compete with Athens at sea, Persia, which had been suppressed by the "Athenian Empire" in the Mediterranean Sea, began to directly intervene in the war. Its way of intervening in the war is not to directly participate in the war, but to provide economic support. In 408 BC, the Spartans, who were regained control of the Aegean Sea by Athens, persuaded the Persian governor of Asia Minor, Cyrus the Younger (not Cyrus the Great, but the son of Darius II), to provide A huge sum of money helped them expand their navy. In order to help the Greek "ally", the Persian prince even made additional investments two years later, using all the funds he could mobilize.
By guanjianwenti0013 years ago in Earth
Europe Series - "Peloponnesian War" Athens Expedition to Sicily
In fact, the fifty-year peace treaty between Athens and Sparta was not strictly observed from the beginning, because both sides were reluctant to return the land they had acquired in the war to the other side. Of course, since everyone needs time to recuperate, these small frictions will not lead to new wars. However, everyone knows in their hearts that there is no need to wait another fifty years before the war will rekindle on Greek soil.
By guanjianwenti0013 years ago in Earth
