04 Thursday Apr 2019
Posted in health
link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190404074915.htm
Taking at least 20 minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels. That’s the finding of a study that has established for the first time the most effective dose of an urban nature experience.
04 Thursday Apr 2019
Posted in Misc.
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link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080130170343.htm
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.
If you are blue eyed, you and I are related. Hello there ‘cuz.
04 Thursday Apr 2019
Posted in birds
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link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190326081337.htm
While researchers know that bird feeding can influence nature, they do not know how it influences the people who feed those birds.
“Given that so many people are so invested in attracting birds to their backyard, we were interested in what natural changes they observe at their feeders beyond simply more birds,” said Ashley Dayer, an assistant professor in the Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech. “In particular, we wanted to know how they respond to their observations. For example, how do they feel if they see sick birds at their feeders, and what actions do they take to address these observations?”
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