Friday 26 July 2024

Barking?

A study in the journal Nature, reveals that tree bark bacteria remove atmospheric methane. This happens with trees in tropical rainforests; temperate woodland and boreal forests. Methane is, of course, a very potent 'greenhouse gas'. In deed, it's estimated to cause around 30% of current global heating (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/24/tree-bark-vital-role-removing-methane-atmosphere-climate). Rather obviously, a combination of maintaining current woodlands and forests, with new tree planting, could help limit the effects of rampant climate change. If done appropriately, it would also facilitate biodiversity.

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Invertebrate Passions 14. Garden snail (Helix aspersa)

Hermaphrodite Garden snails whip eachother into a frenzy with their calcareous 'love darts'.