ItsDakotaArctic stronghold of world’s seeds flooded after permafrost meltsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Damian CarringtonNo seeds were lost but the ability of the rock vault to provide failsafe protection against all disasters is now threatened by climate change
ItsDakotaTourist attacked by Komodo dragon in Indonesiabbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA tourist has been attacked by a Komodo dragon in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province. Park rangers said the incident was "the first in the past five years". Native to a small group of Indonesian islands, Komodo dragons are the world's largest lizards and have venomous bites. The 50-year-old …
ItsDakotaLove wildlife photos? There’s a good chance they weren’t shot in the wildverified_publisherQuartz - Selina ChengA wolf with lush, black fur and piercing yellow eyes is sitting on a stack of rocks in the woods, staring down a group of photographers less than 10 feet away. Whenever its head turns, camera shutters fire off like machine guns. The wolf’s handler asks the photographers how they plan to explain …
ItsDakotaA Massive Lake Of Molten Carbon The Size Of Mexico Was Just Discovered Under The USForbes - Trevor NaceA recent scientific discovery has drastically changed our view of the global carbon cycle and identified a new significant risk. Researchers have discovered a giant lake or reservoir made up of molten carbon sitting below the western US. The molten carbon (primarily in the form of carbonate) …
ItsDakotaA bold plan to slow the melt of Arctic permafrost could help reverse global warmingverified_publisherpri.orgRussian scientists Sergey Zimov and Nikita Zimov — they're a father-son duo — believe they can slow the thawing of the Siberian permafrost by …
ItsDakotaFemale Dragonflies Are Faking Their Death To Avoid Males And The Internet Is Like, We Feel You GirlUPROXX - Allison SanchezWhen I first started dating my husband, we were both working at restaurants about a block away from each other. I usually got done first so I would come to his bar and wait for him to be done so he could walk me home. We both lived and worked in Lincoln Square, a fairly safe neighborhood in …