Here are 74 interesting science, technology, and health stories in this 2017 year-end article from The Atlantic. Enjoy all the links from how flamingos easily stand on one leg (#2). . .
in formation. . .
in formation. . .
to a large waterfall in Antarctica where the Nansen Ice Shelf meets the sea (#19). . .
to the way hummingbirds drink nectar using tongues that are so long that, when retracted, they coil up inside the birds’ heads, around their skulls and eyes (#59). . .
to genetically distinct uptown versus downtown rats in New York City (#60). . .
to the oldest rocks on earth (4 billion years old having fossil traces in them in the Torngat Mountains in Canada (#67) to. . . wherever the links take you.
Which links were most intriguing for you? Which did you skip past quickly (#13 for me)?
I'll leave the mole rats and their oxygen needs for you to discover (#74).
All the best for a healthy, happy, and scientifically stimulating 2018!
Steph
