This is *not* the way scientific papers typically begin:
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We are running out of time. Ecosystems across the planet are being destroyed at an accelerating rate. The life sciences – once a field dedicated to the study of living systems and our interactions with them – are increasingly becoming sciences of the dead. Up to one million species are currently threatened with extinction, many of them within decades.
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It's a very good sign, however, an indication that at least some scientists are now ready to speak boldly and unequivocally about the greatest emergency our species has ever faced.
SEE THE FULL PAPER -- https://elifesciences.org/articles/83292
My next major project will be a historical romance between a female Arab merchant and a Tang dynasty general in Chang'An.
Doing #research is enlightening because a lot of the sources are "Arab merchants exist and we tax them" but not much else. At the very least, I do have some interesting Arabic Travel journals to read through.
To anyone else researching for a #novel, how has it been going?
#amwriting #writingcommunity #historicalfiction #historicalromance @bookstodon #writinglife #writers
“I armed myself with patience and courage, and only after several months managed to dissolve my doubts and see my research crowned with happy confirmation.”
Hey friends - I am in Antarctica with extremely slow and limited internet and I have a book coming out this year that I'd normally be posting more about because pre-orders are *critical* to a book's success.
Help me get the word out?
OUT THERE: THE SCIENCE BEHIND SCI-FI FILM AND TV
From black holes to space elevators and extraterrestrial civilizations, this is a rich and beautifully illustrated book for your coffee table. And astronaut Mae Jemison wrote the Foreword!
Bread and Circuses
Katma
Mariam Al-Masri
Maria Popova
Ariel Waldman