Billions of years ago two bacteria formed a partnership. One lived on inside the other and became a mitochondria. Mitochondria harness energyEnergy and nutrients are the same thing. Plants capture …
Happy new year. I trust you had a great break over the festive season and are looking forward to an exciting 2023. I’d like to invite you to join me …
![However, Mantis Shrimps are currently the only group of animals known to be able to detect circular polarised light using arrangements of nanocrystals in their eyes[87]. Not only that, they have structures embedded in their shell that can reflect it for territorial purposes, mating and defence. It’s thought this is an ideal way to hide in plain sight.](https://i0.wp.com/simonmustoe.blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mantisshrimp.jpg?fit=1170%2C836&ssl=1 "However, Mantis Shrimps are currently the only group of animals known to be able to detect circular polarised light using arrangements of nanocrystals in their eyes[87]. Not only that, they have structures embedded in their shell that can reflect it for territorial purposes, mating and defence. It’s thought this is an ideal way to hide in plain sight.")
The Peacock Mantis Shrimp seems to have the ability to camouflage itself with naturally-occurring biotech that makes it practically invisible. The invisibility super power of the Mantis Shrimp might be …
The necklace of remote Cook Islands landforms is a renowned safe haven for yachties and a sanctuary for 100,000 seabirds birds. But the islets became overrun by unwanted guests. This …
After I posted my piece about deer culling the other day, I received quite a few comments including these from /r/Billiesjeans (thank you). Here is some of my response to …
I’ve only just started listening to this podcast series but it’s already blowing my mind. Stevenson leads a growing gaggle of comedians from a diversity of countries that are not …
Nature knows how to avoid network collapse Nature shows a remarkable ability to take advantage of the benefits of complexity while avoiding its dangers. The problem for us is that …
They say a picture paints a thousand words but acoustics is more powerful than any other sense. It conveys a vast density of information that, for the most part, is …
Tuna’s Last Stand A really well researched (long read) in Hakai Magazine about the rise of the tinned tuna industry and how this has depleted larger species, leaving Skipjack. The …
