Tag: monarch butterfly
The Green Buzz: Monday, April 1
Written by Nicole Levins | April 1st, 2013
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Today’s green news round-up is no joke.
- Concern grows for the future of the monarch butterfly. (YaleE360)
- Want to get healthier? Ride your bike to work. It’s science. (Grist)
- This writer says hemp can solve a whole lot of our green dilemmas. (Mongabay)
- Why is Antarctica getting icier? Climate change. (Not a paradox.) (Christian Science Monitor)
- Climate crusader Bill McKibben has some thoughts on how businesses can help combat global warming. (GreenBiz)
The Green Buzz: Tuesday, March 19
Written by Madeline Breen | March 19th, 2013
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In today’s news, we learn of another example of humans influencing evolution. Interesting/scary stuff.
- To avoid being roadkill, bird evolve to have shorter wings. (New Scientist)
- The United States could see a Hurricane Katrina every other year. (USA Today)
- Points for creativity: photographer uses a floating swan disguise to get closer to birds. (TreeHugger)
- Where have all the monarch butterflies gone? (Mother Nature Network)
- Even in a darkened room, a rooster knows when to crow. (National Geographic)
Nature’s Copycats: Butterflies, Hornets and Orangutans
Written by Jon Fisher | August 30th, 2012
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Some say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. For these animals, imitation sure comes in handy in the dog-eat-dog animal kingdom.
Cool Green Morning: Friday, September 25
Written by Bob Lalasz | September 25th, 2009
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The really strange cao vit gibbon (see video above) has received a new protective reserve in Vietnam — good thing, too, because there are just 110 left. Read all this morning’s hot green news below: How do monarch butterflies migrate to the same location in Mexico every winter? Through a clock in their antennae, says [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, September 24
Written by Darci Palmquist | September 24th, 2009
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“Coywolves” in the neighborhood? Death panels for pandas? Monarchs in need of a women’s lib movement? It’s all in a day’s news here at Cool Green Morning. BBC wildlife expert Chris Packham makes a statement that could send shivers down your spine: Giant pandas should be allowed to die out. His argument? The money put [...]
