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Fashion as a Driver for Change . Top Story - November 2021.
Fashion, photography, and the arts, in general, have long been used by fringe (or ex-fringe) cultures to express themselves and effect change.
By Avocado Nunzella BSc (Psych) -- M.A.P 4 years ago in Earth
Buying Eco-Friendly Is Not Always Sustainable
If you’re looking for a sign to purchase those items in your shopping cart, chances are, you don’t even need them. And by need, I mean, it is neither a necessity nor something you really really, really want.
By naddine luci4 years ago in Earth
Where do you find peace in this crazy world?
When I search for peace, I always find it in my garden. I also love to visit the Urban Food Forest at Brown’s Mill and the Atlanta Botanical Garden. While I’ve valued these magnificent grounds for many years, I never recognized the biodiversity in my backyard.
By jannysheart ❤️4 years ago in Earth
Little Orphan Ursus
Hello, my name is Ursus, and I am a young Black Bear living in Florida’s Ocala National Forest. I recently left my mother after almost two years of training, and I’m on a big adventure! I have been wandering and foraging my way through the woods, and there is just so much delicious food to eat! There’s a multitude of plants and fruits from Palmetto berries, pond apples, sawgrass, cabbage palm, and sassafrass to wild coffee, grapes, and raspberries. There’s also a plethora of insects(Although I prefer berries!) such as ants, bees, wasps, grasshoppers, and centipedes. (That old myth about bears and honey stemmed from the fact that we love bee grubs, and that is what we are after if you see us near a hive.) I also see a lot of small animals, like turtles, snakes, opossum, and crayfish which I would only eat if I couldn’t find enough of my favorites. Needless to say, the Florida scrub is abundant with bear food(what is called “species-appropriate” food), and I have no desire for yours. The only reason a bear would ever start craving human edibles is if a human starts feeding us. When you leave out all kinds of goodies(Things like cat food, dog food, bird seed, the compost pile, pizza, bbq, etc.) in nice little bowls and bins for us, we can’t resist! What we don’t understand is why you would be so kind as to leave food for us, then get angry when we keep coming back for more? Obviously, different species just don’t get each other. Sometimes, these misunderstandings can lead to tragedy.
By Azwe4 years ago in Earth
The Perfect Balance? Biofuels vs Food Prices.
Biofuels are transportation fuels, made from biomass materials such as agricultural, animal, industrial, forest, solid waste, and sewage. It is a renewable form of energy.
By Miss LongLocks4 years ago in Earth
Old Blue: Black Robins Saved From Extinction by One Woman…and A Man
The woman, Old Blue, was the last of two female Black Robin birds on Earth in the 1970s. She lived on a remote island in New Zealand, Little Mangere, basically “…a rock stack rising 600 feet out of the ocean…”
By Denise Darby4 years ago in Earth
New Report Calls for an American Economy in Space
For the first time, three branches of the US government--the US Space Force, the Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit, and the Air Force Research Laboratory--have issued a report together, the 2021 State of the Space Industrial Base Report. And that report has been endorsed by both the NASA Administrator and the Space Force Chief of Space Operations
By Jimmy Stars World4 years ago in Earth
Best Examples of Flash Fiction
Once there lived Sheamus, a ruthless king of a big empire. His great, brutal army had helped him in conquering any land coming into his way, resulting in extending his empire to far places.
By Shivansh4 years ago in Earth
Orca: Wolves of the sea
Orcas are apex predators in the oceans around the world. They live in large families called pods, and calves often grow up staying with their whole family for their whole lives. The young adult females raise the next generation of orcas, and the males go off to mate but always return to their moms and extended families.
By Paige Krause 4 years ago in Earth
What’s for dinner?
I search through the limited pantry, no more than a box really, a few cans, a few bags… Somehow, I need to create a meal from this.
By Willow Phoenix4 years ago in Earth
A 250-Ton Rock In India That Has Defied Gravity For 1300 Years
This thing would have baffled the brilliant mind of Sir Isaac Newton had he learned about it in his time. The rock has been sitting on a 45-degree slope just on its tapered base, frozen in time for more than 1,300 years.
By The Soulful Scribbler 4 years ago in Earth
The Quality of Light
My day follows a routine as constant as the tracks my feet have worn in the grass; that's part of life on the farm. Taking care of animals requires patience, diligence, and attention to detail, but you find yourself with a lot of time for idle thoughts. Lately, I have been thinking about the different qualities of visible light. The sun is 91.875 million miles away from our peculiar little planet. The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792,458 metres per second exactly. This is one of the fundamental constants of nature, as stable as the Earth's orbit and a staple of physics. Eight minutes after a photon is emitted from the sun, it hits home. And from there, it changes everything it touches.
By E4 years ago in Earth