Connecting With Nature Boosts Creativity and Health
Source: National Geographic
In this Q&A, author Richard Louv talks about the importance of people’s exposure to nature.
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Male Aggression: Why are men more violent?
Source: Psychology Today
This article explains that biological and evolutionary factors play a major role in male aggression.
SETI Reborn: The New Search for Intelligent Life
Source: Astrobiology Magazine
Perhaps the most ambitious and far-flung quest humans have yet undertaken—the search for intelligent life elsewhere in the universe—recently received renewed support. It’s no science fiction tale.
Einstein’s gravitational waves ‘seen’ from black holes
Source: BBC
In a breakthrough being compared to the first time Galileo looked through a telescope, researchers have recently detected gravitational waves that originated over a billion light-years from Earth. Learn about this new way of looking at the universe.
Biblical bee-keepers picked the best bees
Source: New Scientist
One of the earliest ways humans harnessed the power of nature was through keeping livestock—including bees. Find out how long-ago beekeepers made the most of what nature had to offer.
18 Really Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Humpback Whales
Source: Honolulu Magazine
Here are 18 facts about humpback whales that might surprise you. Fact #6 is a video that shows the ingenious way a dozen whales work together to herd fish.
Less Algae, Not Clearer Water, Keeps Tahoe Blue
Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Read about how the levels of algae affect the blueness of Lake Tahoe’s water.
Personal submarine brings ocean exploration to all
Source: CNN
The oceans are still relatively unexplored, not to mention inaccessible to the majority of people. In this video you’ll see a glimpse of how it could be possible for us all to “fly” underwater.
Risk-takers are smarter, according to a new study
Source: ScienceDaily
Researchers in Finland have found that high-risk-taking participants in a study displayed more white matter, which contains the brain’s neural superhighways. The experiment involved measuring the participants’ brain activity while they played a driving video game.
Nature and technology: friends or enemies?
Source: BBC
Journalist Molly Flatt argues that there are positive relationships between nature and technology and that people can use technology to connect to nature.