mothernaturenetwork:

Why emperor penguins are declining in Antarctica
One colony of penguins is likely to decline from 3,000 breeding pairs to 575 by 2100 should current global warming rates continue unabated.

stopkillingourworld:

REPORT: Most Anti-Environment House Of Representatives In History Voted 109 Times To Enrich Big Oil

mothernaturenetwork:

What to buy organic: Environmental Working Group releases 2012 Shopper’s Guide
Are apples still the dirtiest produce? What should you consider when buying green beans and leafy greens? This year’s EWG 2012 Shopper’s Guide has the answers.

canisfamiliaris:

Wind Energy.

(via Sierra Club | Facebook :: climateadaptation :: rhamphotheca)

mothernaturenetwork:

18 foods that fight common ailments
Try healthy eats that help fight diabetes, heart disease, migraines and more.

discoverynews:

A beluga whale makes and plays with bubble rings.

We love beluga whales, of course.

And once again, just another excuse to share this oldie but goody with you.

Mariachi Band Serenades Music-Loving Beluga Whale

(Source: 3atoms)

rhamphotheca:

Giant Water Bug Parenting

by Christine Dell’Amore

Talk about back-breaking work—the male giant water bug, pictured above in California, literally totes around his brood of about 150 eggs until they hatch.

After a courtship of sparring and grasping, these ferocious insects mate, and the females cement their fertilized eggs to the males’ backs with a natural glue.

Over the next three weeks, the male becomes a “very effective dad,” Scott Forbes, a University of Winnipeg biologist and author of A Natural History of Families, said in 2009. The daddy water bug fiercely protects his eggs and periodically exposes them to air to prevent them from growing mold.

(via: National Geo)       (Photograph: Gerald &Buff Corsi, Visuals Ultd.)

(Source: andrewbreitel)

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mothernaturenetwork:

Appalachia offers climate refuge, study finds
Parts of the Appalachian Mountains are so buffered against climatic shifts they may provide a ‘stronghold’ against global warming, researchers report.