I figure I’ve fallen away from actually writing in this blog, but I’m going to get back into it. Specifically, I’m going to talk today about a few articles that came to me through discovery news yesterday.
- New Device to Clear Land Mines: A scientist, Massoud Hassani, invented a 50$ solar & wind powered device that can trigger land mines without human specialists. Very cool, and very needed device. [SOURCE]
- Biodiversity Lack Fingered in Increased Allergies: This year has been bonkers for allergies, and studies are suggesting that the lack of biodiversity near human habitation is actually increasing people’s sensitivity to allergens. [SOURCE]
- Camera “Traps” Cross River Gorilla: The Cross River Gorilla is the rarest subspecies. With only 250 known individuals in the wild, this species is rarely observed or studied, so the video captured by a camera trap is priceless to researchers. [SOURCE]