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Darko Cotoras An island spider decides which of its three kinds of webs to make depending on location and perhaps individual preferences. Spiders usually make only one kind of web, but the Wendilgarda galapagensis spider – which lives exclusively on Cocos Island, about 550 kilometres off the western coast of Central America – can make three different webs. Advertisement High above ground it makes “aerial” webs attached to nearby stems and leaves. Nearer to the ground it makes “land” webs with long horizontal strands secured between branches and with a series of vertical strands a...

Close Recent research conducted at Walla Walla University, by an alliance of researchers from Walla Walla University and La Sierra University, studied the impacts of acidic water on octopuses, possibly bringing new understanding into how activities affect the world and the way the world itself is adjusting in response. According to Physics.org, the study titled, "Impact of Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Elevated Seawater PCO2 on Metabolic Rate and Hypoxia Tolerance in Octopus rubescens" focused on octopuses' metabolic rate to water acidified by carbon dioxide, as well as the "changes it m...

When I started writing this post, it was about Facebook's decision to suspend Trump's account indefinitely, and at least until Joe Biden is inaugurated in a couple weeks. I had lots to say on that... and then Friday afternoon, Twitter decided to ban Trump's Twitter account permanently. This is a bigger deal, not just because it's permanent, rather than indefinite, but because so much of Trump's identity over the last four years (and before that) is tied up in his Twitter account and followers. Certainly, all of this has kicked off a whole new storm from across the political spectrum. You ha...

Lightweight construction method by no means had all the challenges been overcome. given more then because the movements of the ground in the water here are so variable the buildings themselves could not be too rigid. but here to the venetians came up with clever solutions like using special reasonal building materials such as law and mortar. it was used in the construction of the brick walls applied as a cement substitute it has the advantage of remaining flexible. less sure saying that obama along the line was probably the most important construction material because of its adaptability and i...

More then because the movements of the ground in the water here are so variable the buildings themselves could not be too rigid. but here to the venetians came up with clever solutions like using special regional building materials such as lawn mortar . it was used in the construction of the brick walls applied as a cement substitute it has the advantage of remaining flexible. not sure. why more is probably the most important construction material because of its adaptability so that it doesn't get as hard as cement architects always wanted to build what they wanted and how they wanted not to b...