AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, Pelicans erythrorhynchos, Pelicano Blanco Americano(Spanish), Sak p’onto’ (Mayan) Every time I see American White Pelicans I am awestruck at …
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New Brazilian Highway Accelerates Rainforest Destruction
In the Amazon of northern Brazil, embattled President Jair Bolsonaro is reviving a plan to extend a highway through the sprawling, largely-untouched …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – ABOUT FACE: A STUDY OF FACIAL FEATURES
This column is a wee bit different. I suggest you slow down to look at the colors and feather details of bird …
“Let food be thy medicine…” said the famous Greek physician Hippocrates and he certainly knew what he was talking about. With a …
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In Urban Spaces, Nature is Taking Advantage of the Coronavirus Lockdown to Roam the Streets
Across the globe, governments are mandating lockdowns, quarantines and social distancing measures in towns and cities. As more and more places hunker …
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This is what the UNAM has to say about pollution in Yucatan
Yucatán (Times Media Mexico) .- “Yucatan researchers are using two different fish species and one octopus species as biomarkers of marine pollution, …
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Chlamydia-related bacteria discovered deep below the Arctic Ocean
Chlamydia and related bacteria, collectively called Chlamydiae, and all studied members of this group depend on interactions with other organisms to survive. …
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BACKYARD BIRDING IN MERIDA, YUCATAN AND BEYOND – A FRIEND OF MANKIND: KILLDEER
Charadrius vociferus, Chorlito Tildio (Spanish) Other Names: Cheweeka, Killdeer Plover, Noisy Plover, Chattering Plover, Killdee, Meadow Plover, Pasture Plover Two black necklaces …
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“A water tyrant in the Mayan paradise”… Yucatan’s water reserve in danger. -SPECIAL REPORT-
AMLO´s chief of staff involved in major scandal as journalists uncovered his involvement in concessions to exploit the largest amount of underground …
Gazing across the tranquil beaches of Seybaplaya, a small beach town on the South Eastern coast of the Gulf of Mexico, you’d …