Author Archives: Bob ll

How do researchers create the illusion of novelty in a result when the finding has a probability value close to, but on the wrong side of, the stated probability threshold – for example, a probability of 0.06? Talk it up, … Continue reading →

Research shows ‘forever chemicals’ increasingly found in products as agency claims the chemicals aren’t being used Source: PFAS widely added to US pesticides despite EPA denial, study finds I have seen several places where they are unregulated for organic use. … Continue reading →

Source: Digging deep—value of the soil microbiome unearthed “The aim of the article is to increase awareness of the importance of soil biology in farming systems, as it is often ignored, particularly when compared to the traditional soil analysis where … Continue reading →

“To maximize these benefits, we need to provide space along our waterways for beavers to live and create their wetlands.” Source: Experts stunned by discovery in wetlands 10 years after reintroduction of centuries-extinct beavers: ‘Can transform local environments’ You know … Continue reading →

In the San Francisco Bay area, Covid levels are comparable to the most recent winter surge Source: Coronavirus spiking in wastewater in California, Florida and Texas as cases rise The major Covid testing as described above is not by putting … Continue reading →

I’ve just been reviewing some information that I recently got from some _private_ land spraying in the national parks (overseen by the nps while refusing to give me any of _their_ data). But this tiny, tiny bit of actual info … Continue reading →

Joanna Coleman Has announced that a paper on an investigation of the ornamental trade in bats is out. Source: https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s10344-024-01829-9?sharing_token=cNU6zybVVsuQxIwziH5Jyve4RwlQNchNByi7wbcMAY7cnp7qWoigBPQFtBoRlzGUpcs47cEQyzWoeFH9HXebmytA8CkYiw1I-eM3Tbh52N5VQecvlpfYWfbrP8aXWYdTqc1dXWgXRI5cIF-KOwtPVmx8kf2LmBW2-Z3q8B1QAkQ%3D&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0OgYWVwfYKW9-Er2I4dyuF96LJv0-eHWg8vKFfx7DancEVlt4dCeD0Q74_aem_4VXCvUWMkBUSm-EwfeaU9A Basically, bats are hunted in the wild and then sold as taxidermied specimens or skeletons (which may then be made … Continue reading →

Wildness, once seen as sublime, manifesting the beautifulness of life, a place to find inspiration, is becoming a commodity to serve us. Source: Nature is Not Our Garden in Need of “Tending” An amazing, and impassioned plea for our environment. … Continue reading →

Florida ants perform amputations and clean wounds to prevent the spread of infection, scientists discover. Source: Ants perform life saving operations — the only animal other than humans known to do so There is so little we know of biology. … Continue reading →

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Shasta Indian Nation will regain more than 2,800 acres of ancestral land in northwestern California from the state, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday. Source: California to return 2,800 acres of ancestral land to Shasta nation, Newsom’s … Continue reading →