LusogeekDNA From Beethoven's Hair Reveals a Surprise 200 Years Later
(long article)
https://www.sciencealert.com/dna-from-beethovens-hair-reveals-a-surprise-200-years-later
#science #sciencealert #Beethoven #classical #hair #200years #dna
Gay CurmudgeonJuniata County Courthouse decorated for the Bicentennial. Mifflintown, 1976. #bicentennial #1970s #1976 #celebrate #celebration #200years #200 #anniversary #revolution #founding #foundingfathers #mifflintown #juniatacounty #courthouse #patriotic #bunting #patioticbunting
Royal Observatory of Belgium#Christmas #present! Purchase our special 2026 #calendar celebrating #200years of our institute at the Brussels Planetarium https://planetarium.be or order it via https://www.astro.oma.be/en/information/publications/the-calendars/.
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NSW.BiodiversityThe orange-bellied parrot
"The species is one of the few long-distance migratory parrots in the world, and flies between Tasmania and mainland Australia annually. The orange-bellied parrot has lost 62 per cent of its genetic diversity in the past 200 years".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-04-01/orange-bellied-parrots-survival-may-be-cross-species-breeding/105100274
#birds #parrots #200years #extinction
WATSON Cost ActionToday is #200years of the #9thsymphonyofBeethoven. WATSON celebrates #friendship and #collaboration among people and among peoples, in the name of #science, #progress, and... #stableisotopes
Matt WillemsenVisualizing Global Gold Production Over 200 Years
Although the practice of gold mining has been around for thousands of years, it’s estimated that roughly 86% of all above-ground gold was extracted in the last 200 years.
With modern mining techniques making large-scale production possible, global gold production has grown exponentially since the 1800s.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/200-years-of-global-gold-production-by-country/#infographic #Visualizing #Global #Gold #Production #200Years
Although the practice of gold mining has been around for thousands of years, it’s estimated that roughly 86% of all above-ground gold was extracted in the last 200 years.
With modern mining techniques making large-scale production possible, global gold production has grown exponentially since the 1800s.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/200-years-of-global-gold-production-by-country/#infographic #Visualizing #Global #Gold #Production #200Years
BellingenNSWInvasive species such as feral cats are the number-one driver of biodiversity loss in Australia, UN report shows
"Australia is the mammal extinction capital of the world and cats have played a role in two-thirds of mammal extinctions over the last 200 years"
"Every year, cats kill 2 billion reptiles, birds and mammals in Australia. That's almost 6 million every night."
"Australia has close to 3,000 invasive alien species estimated to cost Australia approximately $25 billion every year in losses to agriculture and management costs," CSIRO chief research scientist for biosecurity Andy Sheppard said."
The report "found 45 per cent of all countries did not invest in the management of biological invasions and only 17 per cent had national laws or regulations addressing the problem".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-05/un-invasive-species-report-biodiversity-loss-australia/102815414
#IPBES #biodiversity #extinction #prevention #degradation #cats #roaming #pets #regulation #200years
Irish Coast Guard - HowthVolunteer #IrishCoastGuard units provide a Rescue Boat, Cliff Rescue, Shoreline Search & Emergency Community Support.
Development in the use of Drones provide units with enhanced search capability while helicopters provide 24/7 service.
