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To My Beautiful Daughter. Top Story - May 2021.
Sometimes when I miss you, I imagine what you would be doing right now. You would be away at university right now. I imagine you would be happy, you'd have a lot of friends, and I know you'd be doing great. After all, you inherited your grandmother's brains.
By Ronke Babajide5 years ago in Earth
The Hidden World
Many marvelous things in nature can teach us about our world. Our world is well interconnected and well-informed. It is not only animals that gain their strength and energy from carbohydrates, plants also gain their strength from it. Sugar increases the growth process of plants by around 50%. When sugar is in the water that feeds them, it makes them advance even when the water is on an absorbing paper towel with the seed on it. Plants like animals enjoyed conversations, the carbon dioxide of animals helps them grow faster. And animals like a conversation because communication tells them about their community and builds up their food source intelligence. Light does not only advance plants, it is the timepiece of creation. All creatures need the light to help them grow and mature to the stages necessary for multiplication. Without light, all creatures feel depressed and disconnected from the members of their species. Light helps us separate and use our senses. It warms our bodies and gives color to our skin. Our skin is like a canopy, the largest organ, that connects animals to their environment and plants have the cells that help them to live off of light. There have been notions that plants understand the power of light, they bloom when light warms the ground and bend towards that light. Every branch of a tree is a new generation, the tree is neither male nor female, it has both parts. And insects are the matchmakers, they practically irrigate trees and help design their offsprings. A tree is only as strong and tall as its roots. The roots are the brain of the tree and they are the foundation. Trees can move, the wind blows through them and they sing. Trees are the home of animals and insects. Insects instinct is what makes them smart, they learned to be resilient even despite fear and war. They adapt because they want to and have to. As the world changed, so must they, their food supply determined their size and growth. Insect declares war just like warlike animals when they feel threatened they cannot back down. They are taught and trained to fight even when it means extinction. Insects used their bodies as a weapon for they are built for battle. And they use their numbers, the reason they multiply quickly. Insects have a system in place like animal kingdoms and they obey without question. They build communities to govern in distant places. Insects also have affection, they have certain rituals to maturing and friendship. They have certain call and response that keeps them connected. Insects search and discover their world. They adapt to human rulership, homes are a new frontier and they are willing to negotiate terms. Insects like birds teach their offspring instincts and they do not rely on innate instincts alone. Insects know how to sing and dance, for example, bees dance over tree sap. Insects can get excited about food sources and fellowship. Reptiles display fear and they have emotions for example snakes fear bigger animals and their instinct tells them to flee when they are alone. Reptiles have caring instincts and they teach their offspring how to hunt. They are willing to die for their offspring. They are vicious because they must set an example and they are threatened the most because food can be scarce in the water and their flexibility is limited. The sun is not the only light giver, the stars and the moon help animals and creatures to live at night especially if they are sensitive to the day and this applies in the desert. Some creatures see the moon as guidance and the stars help them figure out where they are in the world. Some creation is meant to live in the night and rest in the day. And this can be true for fish and water creatures. Some creatures have a rest strategy which humans can learn if adapt, where they rest and hunt non-stop and continually. Their homeostasis and metabolism keep them in this incredible state of urgency.
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in Earth
Swimming In A World Without Sharks
I know what you're thinking. A penguin making the case for sharks… that's weird. Aren't you guys enemies? Aren't penguins the cute embodiment of fluffy aquatic goodness whilst sharks are sleek cartilaginous killing machines?
By Argumentative Penguin5 years ago in Earth
SAVING OUR OCEANS: EDUCATION & CONSERVATION.
Introduction. Beautiful and majestic, beaches have long since been the beacon of hope for castaways, prisoners of war, and the seasick; and, its oceans have served as the settings for epic battles, mythological tales, folklore, and stories of a particular pirate or a pirate’s journey, as well as historical events that took place long ago, like the Voyage of Christopher Columbus to the New World and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. They also serve as a home for the many creatures living in it, like the shark, the dolphin, the whale, and even the crab; and because, the oceans serve as a medium for both man, animal, amphibian, and porifera, we as global citizens must do our part to keep our carbon blueprint down in order to preserve the very nature and purpose of our grand natural waterways for generations to come.
By Princess Rev. Nnedi Iwuchukwu, M.Msc., LMT, LMI, MMP, Yogi 5 years ago in Earth
Capturing the Wild..... Bees
"Run! Run into the house! RIGHT NOW!" I shouted. With shoulders hunched, I ducked my head as low as I could and ran. Millions of tiny insects were suddenly swirling around my head as the echo of their furious buzzing struck fear into my soul. Impossible to dodge, they kept slamming into my head and body at a ferocious speed but non alighted. Stunned momentarily they just kept flying in a giant collective tornado. Keeping my head as low as I could, while still increasing the distance between this invading force and myself, I scooped the one year old and dashed inside, slamming the sliding glass door behind us. Dancing nervously around we all checked our clothing and hair for any tag-alongs. Assured that we had escaped unencumbered, we then turned our attention to the window, peering nervously to try to ascertain what on earth had invaded our back yard.
By Maria Calderoni5 years ago in Earth
Capturing the Wild and Untamed
I turn and smile at my husband as we approach the halfway mark of the South River Falls Trail in Shenandoah National Park. Earlier in the day, we met a woman who said this area was a great place to spot black bears. Living in Virginia for about a year, we hiked many trails in Shenandoah. All of them were amazing, but the opportunity to see a bear evaded us.
By Jennifer Christiansen5 years ago in Earth
Making Waves
I am one of those people born in the early 1960’s. Life sure seemed a lot simpler back then and I believe we had a greater appreciation for the things we had. We had not yet become a “throw it away” society, but that was on the horizon as technology and knowledge advanced us as human beings.
By Christine McPherson5 years ago in Earth
Run, Recycle, Repeat
Have you ever gone for a run and been so annoyed with the amount of trash on the ground? It breaks you from your moment of zen. You go from dreaming about your future, to weirdly grossed out, worried about all the turtles that might end up dead... You want to do something, but just don't know what? I'm one of the first people to admit that I'm a little weird, but I can't be alone in this! Here is the story of how I tried to help.
By Emily Weiss5 years ago in Earth
Think like an Alaskan
I grew up in California, spent my adult life traveling from one place to another, and then settled in Alaska. In my travels, I have learned a few tricks of the trade of reducing your carbon footprint. Not by non-profits with amazing commercials that leave me crying into my coffee cup. Or the monthly mail call where I am nicely asked to donate to various organizations that are saving whales, pandas, wolves, bears, or the honeybee. Or the organizations requesting a $50.00 tax-deductible donation so that volunteers can clean beaches, mountains, rivers, valleys, and deserts. I love all these organizations! I have gone hungry trying to support all the big-hearted and tireless organizations trying to save this planet.
By Rose Loren Geer-Robbins5 years ago in Earth
Chasing the Butterflies
Growing up, I had also chased the butterflies. And as I get older, the more the grab my attention. When I was probably 5 or 6 my mom had some bright morning glories and tulips planted in the yard, that always grew my attention. That's when I learned that butterflies liked the bright colors and the sweets that came from the flowers.
By Kayla Lynn Waksmonski5 years ago in Earth
