Jan 08
Despite its unassuming looks and gentle temperament, the humble red breasted robin (Erithacus rubecula) boasts a superhero-like ability. They can see magnetic fields, giving them an almost perfect sense of direction.
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Jan 07
Do you have a cute and cuddly stuffed animal near you? If not, you might want to find one because what you’re about to read will scare you silly. And not the good kind of silly either. We’re talking The-End-Is-Coming sort of silly.
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Jan 04
Another Sign Of Animal Magnetism? Dogs Line Up With Earth’s Magnetic Field To Excrete
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Man and animal exhibit various signs of being in tune with
the universe, but recently a team of zoologists from University of
Duisburg-Essen in Germany made a new finding, one which provides yet
another example of Franz Mesmer’s theory of animal magnetism: Under stable conditions in the Earth’s magnetic field, dogs will tend to urinate and defecate in line with its magnetic field.
Dec 28
Dec 23
It’s usually one or the other. If you live in a big city, you forgo nature and stars in the sky. And if you live under the starry night sky, you’re out in the boonies far away from civilization. But what if you can have both?
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Dec 07
It’s the colors that get you when you’re out in nature. If you live in a city, you’re mostly dealing with drabs of gray speckled with Instagrams of exposed red bricks. If you live in the suburbs, you’ll see manicured lawns, potted trees, stucco and tile roofs until you’re myopic. But if you’re outside, like really outside, you’ll see ballets of pink, golden orgies, blistering diamonds, the honesty of red and mounds of dirt that are baked with life. It’s a wonderful world out there and we don’t see it enough.
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Dec 05
I’m supposed to know better. Fog is a phenomenon of weather. It’s a low cloud hanging near the ground. It’s shrouded moisture. It’s not a haunting ghost. It’s not from another planet. But why does this hypnotic time lapse of fog rolling through the Rocky Mountains from Richard Gottardo feel so supernatural? Or at least, from another world.
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Dec 02
The Australian ABC News service has posted this video captured by a sea eagle. The bird stole a wildlife camera in a crocodile meat trap in the Margaret River, Western Australia, taking it on a 68-mile trip. The camera was found by aboriginal rangers weeks later, at a different river.
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Nov 30
EcoQube On Kickstarter! Mini-Farm & Aquarium Combines Sustainability With Beauty
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Aquariums are universally fascinating, but they’re usually a hassle to maintain. The EcoQube is a very low maintenance aquarium for fish and plants that successfully thrive off of each other, and it’s being crowdsourced now on Kickstarter. It’s a must have!
Nov 21
The Instructables crew is seeking out seasoned outdoorsmen and
backpackers with handmade projects to share to the benefit of swimmers,
climbers, campers, hikers and rugged outdoorsy folks everywhere. If you
share your survivalist/ outside fun expertise, you’ll earn some
excellent camping gear!
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