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☆ Freya, the Walrus Killed by Norwegian Officials, Is Immortalized as a Sculpture
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( Lauren Mccarthy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

When a 1,300-pound walrus showed up in Oslo last summer, lounging on piers and eating mussels, she became a beloved local delight and an overnight international media sensation. The walrus, a rare guest for Norway’s capital, was named Freya, after the Norse goddess of love, beauty and war — all of which she inspired to varying degrees. Freya spent time in highly populated areas, where some people ignored warnings from officials to keep their distance, and would help herself onto boats, some of which she threatened to sink because of her weight. Norwegian authorities declared Freya a threat to human safety last August and killed her in a move that critics argued was too hasty. Her death divided a country that is associated with diplomacy and a love of nature.

☆ One-fifth of water pollution comes from textile dyes. But a new material inspired by shellfish could clean it up
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Rebecca Cairns | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Every year, the textile industry uses 1.3 trillion gallons of water to dye garments – enough to fill 2 million Olympic-sized swimming pools. Textile wastewater contains toxic chemicals from dyes that pollute the enviornment -- like wastewater released from factories into Dravyavati River, in India (pictured). Noemi Cassanelli/AFP/Getty ImagesThey targeted “anionic dyes,” because there are not many effective methods to remove these types of dye from water. He also hopes to devise solutions for cleaning more than just textile dyes from water. Nashef says that using membrane-based nanomaterials in pre-treatment could cut the energy needed to clean the water.

☆ Exclusive: Huge chunk of plants, animals in U.S. at risk of extinction
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

REUTERS/Luisa GonzalezFeb 6 (Reuters) - A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse. Importantly, the report pinpoints the areas in the United States where land is unprotected and where animals and plants are facing the most threats. Nearly half of all cacti species are at risk of extinction, while 200 species of trees, including a maple-leaf oak found in Arkansas, are also at risk of disappearing. The threats against plants, animals and ecosystems are varied, the report found, but include "habitat degradation and land conversion, invasive species, damming and polluting of rivers, and climate change." California, Texas and the southeastern United States are where the highest percentages of plants, animals and ecosystems are at risk, the report found.

☆ I used to work as a chef in Philadelphia. Here are the 12 restaurants I always recommend to first-time visitors.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Grace Kennedy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

I'm a Philadelphia native who used to work as a chef and baker in restaurants around the city. Philadelphia is known for its cheesesteaks, but it also has great Mexican, Italian, and Thai food. There are too many restaurants in Philadelphia worth trying to list them all here. However, these 12 restaurants are my tried-and-true favorites that every first-time visitor should try during a trip to Philadelphia. In my opinion, it serves some of the best Thai food in the country.

☆ Moving species emerges as last resort as climate warms
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Moving species to save them — once considered taboo — is quickly gaining traction as climate change upends habitats. Concerns persist that the novel practice could cause unintended harm the same way invasive plants and animals have wreaked havoc on native species. “Climate change is causing a greater need for this — for taking a species outside its known historical range.”A pending change to the U.S. “In the future, some species’ ranges may shift due to climate change, or their current habitats might become unsuitable due to invasive species encroachment,” Armstrong said in an email. Humanity has been moving species around for centuries, often inadvertently and sometimes causing great harm.

IMMEDIATELY UPON entry to Deux Chats, the Art Nouveau-style bar/restaurant in Brooklyn, N.Y., you’re greeted with an extravagant bar-top display of crab legs, lobster claws, shrimp, oysters, clams and sunny lemons, all perched on mounds of crushed ice. In the dining room, heads turn as two-tiered seafood towers parade by. At the base of the one that landed on my table, mussels, oysters and clams nestled among seaweed tendrils, pickled vegetables and radishes. The top tier featured a kick-line of those crab legs, bright-red lobster tails and shrimp, plus pink cubes of salmon crudo garnished with wasabi caviar, and a dainty dice of tuna tartare served on scallop shells. A display like this invariably inspires a chain reaction of copycat orders, at Deux Chats and at restaurants around the country where the classic seafood tower is this season’s towering success.

☆ Teenage walruses dine on gourmet mussels at new home in U.S. zoo
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Matt Mcknight | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

TACOMA, Wash., Dec 8 (Reuters) - A pair of adolescent walruses are settling into their new home at a zoo in Tacoma, Washington, feasting on restaurant-quality mussels and clams. They are now at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium after an international trip via cargo plane and trucks from the Aquarium du Quebec in Canada. There are only 14 walruses, which are considered vulnerable but not endangered, in human care throughout the United States. [1/4] Six-year-old walruses Balzak and Lakina swim inside the exhibit at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, U.S., November 17, 2022. Katie Cotterill/Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium/Handout via REUTERS 1 2 3 4“Their tusks lack enamel or have very little enamel.

Associate Justice Elena Kagan poses during a group photo of the Justices at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2021. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoOct 21 (Reuters) - Liberal Justice Elena Kagan on Friday expressed hope that her colleagues on the conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court could get back to finding "common ground," saying it risked looking political by continuing to overturn legal precedents. Speaking at an event at the University of Pennsylvania, Kagan did not explicitly reference the Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. Cases on the court's docket this term present opportunities for the court's conservative justices to flex their mussels further by weakening the landmark Voting Rights Act and barring the consideration of race in college admissions. "Time will tell whether this is a court that can get back to finding common ground, to ratcheting down the level of decision making so we can reach compromises," Kagan said.

☆ Monkeys in Indonesia use stones as sex toys, study suggests, in new example of creative tool use in animals
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-28 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new study suggests long-tailed macaques in Indonesia engage in tool-assisted masturbation. Researchers observed the monkeys tapping and rubbing stones against their genitals. Tool use is well documented in animals, though typically for survival purposes like eating. While studying a population of 173 long-tailed macaques, researchers observed the macaques tapping and rubbing stones on their genitals and groin area, according to a paper published this month in the journal Ethology. And monkeys have been documented on video using rocks to crack open nuts and shellfish.

☆ (foto) Midii, stridii și paella. Mussels Seafood and Wine – localul din Chișinău specializat exclusiv pe fructe de mare și pește
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +5 min

Mussels Seafood and Wine este primul restaurant din Chișinău în care nu veți găsi nicio specialitate din carne, pentru că se specializează exclusiv pe fructe de mare și pește. Vitrina cu pește și fructe de mare era cam sărăcăcioasă. A fost o senzație tare faină, erau proaspete, am simțit mirosul mării, iar gustul stridiei a fost deosebit. Paella era bogată în fructe de mare: langustine, creveți, calamari și midii. Acest material a fost scris de către Tomm Reviews.

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☆ Italian food: Classic dishes everyone needs to try
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-17 | by ( Silvia Marchetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +24 min

CNN —Think of Italy and you’re likely to think of food first and all the beautiful places to see second. The original ancient recipe is protected by the Azdore, “pasta priestesses” who prepare fresh tagliatelle for clients each day across the region at fresh pasta boutiques. Malloreddus alla CampidaneseMalloreddus alla Campidanese is a tasty gift from the Italian island of Sardinia. ShutterstockHand-made squared ravioli with zig-zag edges filled with roasted meat, these are usually eaten either with veal broth, a rich meat sauce or with butter and sage. Pasta, meat, cheese, vegetables, tortellini, eggs, sausages and even fish are mixed together with besciamella sauce and placed inside the dough, which is then folded and cooked in an oven.

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