There is only one daddy longlegs – and it is looking at you right now from…
Day: March 8, 2021
Keep your head: the self-decapitating sea slugs that regrow their bodies – hearts and all
The disembodied head of the sacoglossan sea slug feasts on algae while its old body decomposes,…
Land could be worth more left to nature than when farmed, study finds
Nature-rich sites such as woods and wetlands more valuable because of the ‘ecosystem services’ they provide…
Global heating pushes tropical regions towards limits of human livability
Rising heat and humidity threatening to plunge much of the world’s population into potentially lethal conditions,…
Sen. Roy Blunt won’t run for reelection in latest blow to GOP
Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri announced on Monday that he will not run for reelection in…
Security review recommends enhanced background checks, retractable fencing to secure Capitol
Congress should expand the Capitol Police’s skeletal team of intelligence analysts, install a retractable fence around…
Avid Black hiker hopes to ‘break down stereotypes’ with 1,200-mile trek
Trekking across 1,200-miles of Wisconsin forests and prairies carrying a 65lb pack in temperatures as low…
Shining through: Dutch artist paints farming in a new light to boost crops
By day, the field of leeks looks like any other. But, as the sun sets, blue…
Hopes, dreams and fears: the world of teenage girls through their diaries
Masuma Ahuja was tired of seeing the same stories told about teenage girls. They were either…
Country diary: hare today, and tomorrow
We saw their tracks in the February snow, sensing energy in the mass of overlaying prints.…