Oak Tree: Nature’s Greatest Survivor review
Source: The Guardian
If the great oak tree could see, what stories might it tell? Well, apparently it can reveal a lot! Read about the life of this 400-year-old oak tree in Oxfordshire, England.
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What makes space travel so dangerous?
Source: BBC
Read about the risks astronauts face when exploring space.
Ocean Explorer: Technology
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Earth’s last frontier is the ocean. Learn about the history of ocean exploration and the latest technology that’s helping today’s explorers learn more than ever before.
Mountains and planning lessened punch by Hurricane Patricia
Source: USA Today
Hurricane Patricia, the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the western hemisphere, did remarkably little damage to the Mexican coast where it made landfall. Find out what natural forces caused it to form and to dissipate so rapidly.
Ten Years Without a Hurricane Hit, Is Florida’s Lucky Streak About to End?
Source: NBC News
Newcomers to Florida might not be prepared to face a hurricane. This news report provides information about important preparations that people should make to deal with this natural disaster.
Beyond Denali: Restoring Native American names
Source: CNN
Read about the movement to change the names of national natural sites back to their Native American names.
Technobiophilia: Can we get all the nature we need in digital form?
Source: Aeon
Digital expert Sue Thomas explains that humans have a genetic attraction to the natural world, but argues that digital representations of nature may satisfy our needs.
Where the Buffalo No Longer Roamed
Source: Smithsonian
While the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad connected the East coast and the West coast, it also led to the further decrease of the Native American population, as well as that of buffalo herds.
Revenge and the people who seek it
Source: American Psychological Association
Psychologists study what leads people to seek revenge and how they feel after undertaking vengeful acts.
Fake memory implanted in mice with a beam of light
Source: The Conversation
If you can’t trust your own memory, what can you trust? Researchers have discovered a way to change how mice view a location by creating a false memory of it in targeted neurons.