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- Wed May 29, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: Weather and space phenomenon
- Topic: Iceland is at it again.
- Replies: 1
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- Wed May 29, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: Cutting Opal
- Topic: Cutting Opal Gems
- Replies: 60
- Views: 30753
Re: Cutting Opal Gems
Cool. We need more people getting into the hobby with a good basic education.
- Wed May 29, 2024 4:51 pm
- Forum: Critter Corner
- Topic: Extinct North American Porcupine Had Long, Prehensile Tail
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Extinct North American Porcupine Had Long, Prehensile Tail
Long read I dont want to edit down. Lets say keep looking for fossil records around volcanoes. https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/05/image_12972-Erethizon-dorsatum.jpg New World porcupines originated in South America and dispersed into North America between 4 and 3 million years ago. Prehensile-tailed...
- Wed May 29, 2024 4:46 pm
- Forum: Critter Corner
- Topic: Caterpillars Can Detect Predatory Wasps by Static Electricity They Emit, Study Suggests
- Replies: 0
- Views: 14
Caterpillars Can Detect Predatory Wasps by Static Electricity They Emit, Study Suggests
https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/05/image_12961-Caterpillar-Electroreception.jpg Sam J. England & Daniel Robert found that some terrestrial animals can detect the electric field emanating from their electrostatically charged predators and use this sense to initiate defensive behaviors. These ph...
- Wed May 29, 2024 4:43 pm
- Forum: Health tips and tricks
- Topic: Ellagic Acid - Fatty Liver Disease
- Replies: 0
- Views: 23
Ellagic Acid - Fatty Liver Disease
https://cdn.sci.news/images/2024/05/image_12967-Pomegranates.jpg Ellagic acid is a polyphenolic, non-flavonoid compound naturally found in a variety of fruits, such as pomegranates, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes, and nuts, such as pistachios, pecans, walnuts, and acorns. https://www.sci.new...
- Tue May 28, 2024 4:39 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: Happy Memorial Day
- Replies: 1
- Views: 70
Re: Happy Memorial Day
The disconnecting between life and culture does nothing to maintain society. Too many good people are used up by the mean ones.
- Mon May 27, 2024 2:29 pm
- Forum: Critter Corner
- Topic: Three New Species of Fossil Monotremes Found in Australia
- Replies: 0
- Views: 54
Three New Species of Fossil Monotremes Found in Australia
The fossil record is a gift that keeps on giving. The three newly-identified species show combinations of features not previously seen before in other living or fossil monotremes, according to Professor Kris Helgen from the Australian Museum Research Institute and colleagues. https://cdn.sci.news/im...
- Sun May 26, 2024 8:00 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: My bucket has been filled list thoughts
- Replies: 0
- Views: 58
My bucket has been filled list thoughts
I did change the title a little. She had thought to change it to Sand Castles list which may have been more apt as the "was" is no more. It seems downright healthy to focus on where we have been to get to where we are and re polish all the gems there, and shine the tarnish between them ove...
- Sun May 26, 2024 6:02 pm
- Forum: Latest News
- Topic: After 172 Years, Shreve & Co. Leaves Its Spot in San Francisco
- Replies: 1
- Views: 69
Re: After 172 Years, Shreve & Co. Leaves Its Spot in San Francisco
Location Location Location I cant help but think police enforcement of property laws went into their decision. These folks have seen more than one Nevada Opal across their threshold over the century. https://shreve.com/cdn/shop/products/443730_8e993ca0-ea56-45e5-99b9-cbda90ebd619.jpg?v=1695005620&am...
- Sun May 26, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: Enthusiast Zone
- Topic: Britt’s Pick: Jacquie Aiche’s Opal Inlay Curb Chain Bracelet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 62
Re: Britt’s Pick: Jacquie Aiche’s Opal Inlay Curb Chain Bracelet
Lab opal can be as regular as enamel. You can get that in every shade of the rainbow also. Red, yellow, purple pink, black, white and every shade in between. It makes the picture stones of natural opals worth more to stand out.