Wednesday, July 29, 2020

FINE Things July 22-29

FINE = Fun, Interesting, Novel, Exciting
or
FINED =
Fun, Interesting, Novel, Exciting, Depressing

Emily suggests this piece about the age of ancient diseases.

This NY Times piece tells you everything you might need to know about dealing with yellow jackets and their relatives.

Genes tell us where slaves came from and now, what happened to them after their arrival.

Before industrialization our climate wasn't unchanging. Many forces interacting together determine our climate. Here is an article that will help you understand how they work and interact.

Eugenia recommends this article about how farming practices can be changed to protect pollinators.

Emily recommends: A recently published study shows that US crops are already seeing a decline in production due to pollinator decreases. The Guardian has the story.

Another paper shows a decline in bee-plant pollinator interactions over the last 125 years.