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Posts tagged "Nature"

Thus at every step we are reminded that we by no means rule over nature like a conqueror over a foreign people, like someone standing outside nature—but that we, with flesh, blood, and brain, belong to nature, and exist in its midst, and that all our mastery of it consists in the fact that we have the advantage over all other beings of being able to know and correctly apply its laws.

Frederick Engels, Dialectics of Nature (via perscientiamlibertas)

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laboratoryequipment:

Black Carbon is No. 2 Man-Made Global Warming Culprit

Black carbon is the second largest man-made contributor to climate change and its influence on the environment has been greatly underestimated, according to the first quantitative and comprehensive analysis of this issue.

Key findings of a new study include:
Black carbon has a much greater (twice the direct) climate impact than reported in previous assessments.
Black carbon ranks “as the second most important individual climate-warming agent after carbon dioxide.”
Cleaning up diesel engines and some wood and coal combustion could slow the warming immediately.

Read more: http://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2013/01/black-carbon-no-2-man-made-global-warming-culprit

(via scinerds)

Nature is over. The twentieth century did it in. There’s not a liter of seawater anywhere without its share of PCB and DDT. An altered climate will reshuffle the ecological deck for every creature that breathes. You can’t escape industrialism and hide from the sky. It’s over. From now on, “Nature” is under surveillance and on life-support.

Bruce Sterling (via perscientiamlibertas)

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science-junkie:

The Sisters Olive Trees of Noah
Olea europaea

Located in Bechealeh, Lebanon, they are alleged to be the world’s oldest living olive trees (6,000–6,800 years old).

Sources: Wikipedia - Photos.

Those are totally Ents.

(via scinerds)

“too graceful for this shit”

(via doubledeezskuntz)

scinerds:

Phyllodes Imperialis Caterpillar

Also known as Oruga Cabeza Grande (Big Headed Caterpillar)

Image Credits: © Lui Weber/ Rex Features / plant.nerd

Looking like a cross between a skull and Squidward from Spongebob is the caterpillar of the Pink Underwing Moth (Phyllodes imperialis).

This bizarre creature is found below the altitude of 600m in undisturbed, subtropical rain forest, and survives entirely on the vine Carronia multisepalea, a collapsed shrub that provides the food and habitat the moth requires in order to breed. Due to habitat destruction and tourist disturbance, the moth is listed as nationally endangered in Australia. — (via thefeaturedcreature)

Its face looks as if it was adorned by the ‘Dia De Los Muertos’ theme, how very cool :)

Oh nature, why are you so amazing?

nybg:

The next time you’re walking through the Forest enjoying the symphony being trilled from the trees, remember this: The birds are having an emotional response, too! According to a new study, birds respond to the songs of their fellows in much the same way we respond to Beethoven’s “Pastoral” or the theme song the “Twilight Zone.” So much for bird brains … ~AR

(via Birds Found to Have Emotional Reactions to Song - NYTimes.com)

(via scinerds)

In nature, no organic substance is synthesized unless there is provision for its degradation; recycling is enforced.

Barry Commoner, The Closing Circle: Nature, Man, and Technology (via perscientiamlibertas)

Countries all over the world are leading the way towards a green economy. Unfortunately lobbying by the oil, gas, coal and nuclear industries are hindering progress. Very soon, perhaps even now depending on the cost of electricity in your area, solar technology will be more economically cost effective than traditional forms of electrical production.

We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well - for we will not fight to save what we do not love.

Stephen Jay Gould (via jngaio)

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