Serra da Lousã, Portugal, Vaqueirinho Republic! gps: 40.0795518 -8.2232355
01/08/2023
25/07/2023
wild boars
The wild boar (Sus scrofa), also known as the common wild pig, or simply wild pig, is native to much of Serra da Lousã mountain range.
The above photos were made near Talasnal village, today.
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24/07/2023
12/07/2023
Future technology
Future technology: 22 ideas about to change our world
From Brain reading robots, to Green funerals, and Energy storing bricks...you name it.
Just follow the...
Sources/Links:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/future-technology-22-ideas-about-to-change-our-world/
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03/07/2023
the Full Buck Supermoon
The first of four supermoons to rise in 2023, July’s lunar display will appear to be brighter in the night sky than any other full moon event that has occurred this year.
July’s full Buck Moon rises after sunset on Monday, July 3 — This is also a supermoon that will appear bigger and brighter than average.
Portugal Time Zone: 12h40m
Sources/Links:
https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-july
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/02/world/july-buck-supermoon-2023-scn/index.html
https://www.calendarr.com/portugal/lua-hoje/
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30/06/2023
20/06/2023
2023 June solstice
17/06/2023
13/06/2023
first ever ranking of beneficial garden biodiversity
1. Lichens
2. Native ladybirds
3. Pollinators
4. Solitary bees (aculeate Hymenoptera)
5. Sulphur tuft fungi (Hypholoma fasciculare)
6. Slime moulds
7. Rose chafer beetle (Cetonia aurata)
8. Ink cap mushrooms (Coprinoids)
9. Hoverflies (Syrphidae)
10.Social wasps (Vespidae)
1. Topping the list are lichens, which can often be found growing on trees or shrubs. Lichens provide food for other garden wildlife and create new habitats by providing shelter for invertebrates and nesting materials for birds and mammals.
Lichens are often associated with good air quality. They carry out photosynthesis to capture atmospheric carbon, and certain lichens also absorb atmospheric nitrogen compounds, which are common pollutants. Lichens regulate water and humidity levels by soaking up moisture during wet weather and then slowly releasing it as water vapour.
2. Ladybirds primarily eat aphids, so have long been considered a friend of gardeners. It is said that a single ladybird can eat 50 aphids a day, or around 5,000 in a lifetime!
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Sources/Links:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/articles/2022-beneficial-species
https://www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/ladybirds
https://www.rhs.org.uk/wildlife
https://www.rhs.org.uk/science/plant-health-in-gardens
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03/06/2023
Satellite Pollution
Fontes/Links: https://www.slingshot.space/news/state-of-satellite-deployments-and-orbital-operations-2023 https://www.sciencefocus.com/spa...
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