DNA from the Beginning - An animated primer of 75 experiments that made modern genetics. Dogs Use Subway, Cat Takes Bus and Other Adventures in Animal Intelligence. Jan 7, 2012 5:00pm Nature’s Edge Notebook #12 – Observation, Analysis, Reflection, New Questions Stray dogs figure out how to use Moscow’s subway system to get downtown to neighborhoods where the food is better. For years, a house cat in England takes the public bus to get around town, unbeknownst to its owner. A jungle leopard in India, needing to cross a swollen river with its cub, gets a man to ferry her and her cub across in his canoe.
Dolphins at a dolphin show in Hawaii instantly figure out a mistake their trainers have made and cover for them pretty well, preventing embarrassment all around. The wild ocean cousins of those “tame” show dolphins have a long-standing partnership with fishermen along the coasts of both Brazil and Bengal that means more fish for all. In Western Australia’s Shark Bay, wild dolphins being studied by scientists from Harvard, appear themselves to be studying the humans — including this reporter.
Sure enough, before long, not hard to find at all, there she was… 300 years of fossil fuels history – in 5 minutes | Plugged In. Rare Wildlife Caught By Camera Traps in Thailand. Study claims meat creates half of all greenhouse gases - Climate Change - Environment. In a paper published by a respected US thinktank, the Worldwatch Institute, two World Bank environmental advisers claim that instead of 18 per cent of global emissions being caused by meat, the true figure is 51 per cent.
They claim that United Nation's figures have severely underestimated the greenhouse gases caused by tens of billions of cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry and other animals in three main areas: methane, land use and respiration. Their findings – which are likely to prompt fierce debate among academics – come amid increasing from climate change experts calls for people to eat less meat. In the 19-page report, Robert Goodland, a former lead environmental adviser to the World Bank, and Jeff Anhang, a current adviser, suggest that domesticated animals cause 32 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e), more than the combined impact of industry and energy.
The accepted figure is 18 per cent, taken from a landmark UN report in 2006, Livestock's Long Shadow. Janine Benyus: Biomimicry in action. TEDxNUS - Insects and mating in the insect kingdom - Yuchen Ang.