‘A time of innocence.’ Two 90-somethings look back on lives filled with fun, love
And what a time it was…a time of innocence, a time of confidences…” What brings this all back to me now is an email I received last month. “Hi Charles, my name is Mayson Brown (Evans) and I am ...
The Painter Whose Canvases Have Hidden Messages
Wear This By Jameson Montgomery The painter Chris Martin lives and works between his homes in Brooklyn and New York’s ...
Indiatimes16d
Amethystine python's incredible tree-climbing technique revealed
The Amethystine python, one of the largest nonvenomous snakes, amazes scientists with its exceptional tree climbing skills in the rainforests of Northern Australia and New Guinea. Known for its ...
Japan Today16d
Blooming hard: Taiwan's persimmon growers struggle
after some of his trees failed to bloom and two typhoons in October stripped many of their leaves and fruit. "The yield has dropped by quite a lot, at least a third or more," Lo, 65, told AFP on his ...
eLife16d
Early experience affects foraging behavior of wild fruit-bats more than their original behavioral predispositions
We then released the bats into the wild and tracked their foraging ... in actual differences in foraging success. As fruit bats must constantly keep track of an ever-changing landscape of resources ...
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Persimmon predicament in Taiwan as harvests fall and temperatures rise
Taiwanese persimmon farmer Lo ... after some of his trees failed to bloom and two typhoons in October stripped many of their leaves and fruit. “The yield has dropped by quite a lot, at least ...
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A season of loss: Taiwan’s persimmon harvest hit by climate change and ageing farmers
after some of his trees failed to bloom and two typhoons in October stripped many of their leaves and fruit. “The yield has dropped by quite a lot, at least a third or more,” Lo, 65, told AFP on his ...
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'Dug Wells, Ate Wild Fruit': How An 8-Yr-Old Boy Survived 5 Days In Zimbabwe Game Park With 40 Lions
The boy managed to stay alive by utlising his knowledge of the wild and survival skills. He identified wild fruit called Nchoomva in Tonga in the park and survived for five days on them. According to ...
The Conversation21d
‘One of the most important species for science’: how the humble fruit fly transformed 4 fields of research
Caitlyn Perry receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in ...
Daily Sabah21d
Taiwan’s persimmon farmers struggle with climate, declining yields
after some of his trees failed to bloom and two typhoons in October stripped many of their leaves and fruit. "The yield has dropped by quite a lot, at least a third or more," Lo, 65, told Agence ...
The West Volusia Beacon21d
Better Country Beyond: Early communities of Volusia — the Orange Ridge, Persimmon Hollow, and beyond
These trees comprised what once was one of the most extensive ... This water retention enabled wild fruit, particularly persimmons, to grow in abundance. When the fruit was ripe, congregations of deer ...