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Indemnity4 t1_ismtpyr wrote

Reply to Has an animal species ever gone extinct from a naturally occurring disease? by Jan_Sobasedski

Naturally occuring [chytridiomycosis](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/amphibian-apocalypse-frogs-salamanders-worst-chytrid-fungus#:~:text=In%20all%2C%20the%20fungi%20have,by%20more%20than%2090%20percent.) is a species of fungus that has made extinct about 90 species of frog within the last few decades. That's about 1 in 16 known types of frog

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Schmikas t1_ithe0m5 wrote

Reply to comment by pmmbok in Formation of Namibia’s fairy circles isn’t due to termites. Plants are "ecosystem engineers" that survive by forming optimal geometric patterns. by marketrent

www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/experience-teaches-plants-to-learn-faster-and-forget-slower-in-0ZgFoH4IWe) the link to the original paper that is summarised neatly in [this](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/can-a-plant-remember-this-one-seems-to-heres-the-evidence) National Geographic article

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elencus t1_iudssu0 wrote

Reply to comment by jeoeker531 in Ozone Hole Continues Shrinking in 2022, NASA and NOAA Scientists Say | Annual Antarctic ozone hole over the South Pole was slightly smaller than last year and generally continued the overall shrinking trend of recent years. by yourSAS

insistent to point out cutting trees can be good, I have no idea. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/is-clear-cutting-us-forests-good-for-wildlife

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Alwayssunnyinarizona t1_ivfszj8 wrote

Reply to comment by bossonhigs in English company Oxitec has released a simple, easy to distribute commercial product they say cuts Dengue Fever spreading mosquito populations by 96%. By just adding water, genetically modified mosquito eggs mature into males whose sperm cannot result in viable female larvae. by lughnasadh

world screw worm, throughout North America. How? By [releasing millions of sterile male flies](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/north-american-screwworm-barrier) in Central America throughout the year. As recently as 2016, the species somehow made

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striped_frog t1_ixa3zcs wrote

Reply to comment by Sorry_I_Am_Stoned in TIL of Friendly Floatees, an armada of 28,000 rubber ducks that were accidentally spilled into the Pacific Ocean in 1992 by a container ship. Researchers then used them to track ocean currents until 2007. by oscillathor

Much better than [disembodied feet.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/how-science-solved-the-mystery-of-feet-washing-ashore-in-the-pacific-northwest-salish-sea)

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beard_lover t1_ixg1c95 wrote

Reply to Donners Pass, CA [OC] 5248x2952 by [deleted]

about the Donner Party, is that Abraham Lincoln almost joined them on their journey. [Nat Geo](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/donner-party-cannibalism-nation-west) has a good article on the overall story, and the podcast You’re Wrong About recently

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PsychologicalCost8 t1_iyjresa wrote

Reply to comment by BakeBeginning7863 in High amounts of deer on trails? by BakeBeginning7863

specifically how the *physical* environment rebounded based on decreasing overpopulation of non-predatory species. i.e. deer: [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/yellowstone-wolves-reintroduction-helped-stabilize-ecosystem](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/yellowstone-wolves-reintroduction-helped-stabilize-ecosystem) The lack of a predation force on grazing animals like deer in suburban areas

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moqingbird t1_j0j55f9 wrote

Reply to Do we know of if any animal's language has evolved over time? by turbanator89

ways at least somewhat analogous to shifts in human language: https://royalsociety.org/blog/2021/11/how-do%20bird-songs-evolve-over-time/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/bird-songs-changed-pandemic https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/new-sparrow-birdsong-replaces-old-tune Edit: missing

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Lord0fHats t1_j1b3s64 wrote

Reply to comment by marketrent in Discovery of 1,000 previously unknown Maya settlements challenges the old notion of sparse early human occupation in northern Guatemala (ca. 1000 B.C.–A.D. 150) by marketrent

exact same region before. [In 2020](https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lidar-reveals-oldest-biggest-ancient-maya-structure-found-mexico). [In 2019.](https://lidarmag.com/2019/04/01/airborne-lidar-for-archaeology-in-central-and-south-america/) [In 2018.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/maya-laser-lidar-guatemala-pacunam) Barnhart's lecture on El Mirado talks about it (again, 2014). [The book 1491 (published

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CurryIndianMan t1_j1sahb1 wrote

Reply to comment by enderwillsaveyou in Beijing to distribute Pfizer antiviral drug as Covid wave strains health system by web_explorer

health commission recommends [bear bile product injection as treatment for covid.](https://eia-international.org/news/weve-been-accused-of-peddling-fake-news-so-here-are-the-facts-about-chinas-recommended-use-of-bear-bile/) Second [source.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/chinese-government-promotes-bear-bile-as-coronavirus-covid19-treatment) Traditional chinese medicine gained popularity because of mao's propaganda to use folk medicines during

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ElectricStar87 t1_j2did3e wrote

Reply to comment by mysinful in Just watched a car dump handfuls of trash out of their window as they drove through our hotel’s parking lot, they were less than 20 feet from a trash can that they could have reached without getting out of the car. This is why we can’t have nice things. by TheDiscoGodfather

take this moment to remind everyone that most cigarette butts [don’t actually decompose quickly.](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/cigarettes-story-of-plastic) Somehow most smokers (which was for many years practically a majority of Americans) take it for granted

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iwasexcitedonce t1_j360hyi wrote

Reply to Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California — Satellites of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are monitoring the weather system, revealing its various aspects including wind speeds and expected amount of rain. by BlankVerse

genuinely interested in how we could refill the aquifers. (most effectively by using less water duh) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/the-deceptively-simple-plan-to-replenish-californias-groundwater

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pwnies t1_j5ricq1 wrote

Reply to comment by do_you_even_ship_bro in Starlink Is ‘Forced’ To Finally Start Caring About The System’s Light Pollution And Harm To Scientific Research by Albion_Tourgee

mitigated if scientists know the parameters of them. Quote from a [nat geo article](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/elon-musk-starlink-internet-satellites-trouble-for-astronomy-light-pollution) on this: > “As a general principle, radio astronomy facilities are particularly vulnerable to satellite downlinks

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AngryWookiee t1_j7dsqyu wrote

Reply to What weak signals or drivers of change—that receive limited attention today—are most likely to create signifiant impacts over the next 10-20 years? Where are the black swans hiding? by NewDiscourse

harvests unless we do something. https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/may/30/topsoil-farming-agriculture-food-toxic-america Phosphorus shortage in fertilizer will be another issue. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/farmers-are-facing-a-phosphorus-crisis-the-solution-starts-with-soil

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EvilSubnetMask t1_j7pimq5 wrote

Reply to comment by SmoothSlavperator in Burlington High girls’ basketball team calls out ‘culture of racism’ in Vermont school sports by RamaSchneider

answer your other questions: The raised fist is a globally recognized symbol of solidarity against oppression. [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-raised-fist-global-symbol-fighting-oppression](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/history-of-raised-fist-global-symbol-fighting-oppression) "Hate has no Home Here" is a non-profit group from Chicago that is trying

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EnergyNewsNetwork OP t1_jcbrdfx wrote

Reply to comment by ImmediateSympathy752 in New Hampshire welcomes ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics as some call for tighter regulations by EnergyNewsNetwork

create a lot of air pollution, and it emits greenhouses gases just like any fossil fuel: [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/should-we-burn-plastic-waste](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/should-we-burn-plastic-waste)

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PigPaltry t1_jdhx2vf wrote

Reply to comment by eightyeight99 in Zoomied her outfit off by lnfinity

either underfed so that their growth is stunted, or who are sold under false pretenses." https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/140930-animals-culture-science-miniature-pigs-breeders-sanctuaries Humans suck

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twohammocks t1_jeffhwu wrote

Reply to US puts Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico up for auction for oil drilling by capcaunul

anyone remember/foresee deepwater horizon? Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially dolphins https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/how-is-wildlife-doing-now--ten-years-after-the-deepwater-horizon A decade after the BP oil spill: Sick fish, Gulf pollution, and human health problems - Florida

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