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Biologists Discover Four New Octopus Species in the Deep Ocean Off Costa Rica - One species was found brooding eggs near low-temperature hydrothermal vents, a rare sight that could unlock new information on deep-sea cephalopods.
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’Kvilleken’ (The Oak of Kvill) in Småland - Confirmed to be over 1000 years old and with a circumference of over 14 metres, one of the girthiest Oaks known. 📷 Stellan Svensson.
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"Remembering all the while that I have tried very hard, but the rhododendron tree is only half enlightened, and ants and bees are communists and trolley cars are bored. [...] And the mountains live in total ignorance so I don't give up, take off your shoes and put 'em in your pocket. Now I've answered all your questions, too bad, give me a drink, mauvais sujet." - Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums (1958)
Photo: 100 year old rhododendron and the woman who planted it.
