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I don’t think a lot of people really understand that ecosystems in North America were purposefully maintained and altered by Native people.
Like, we used to purposefully set fires in order to clear underbrush in forests, and to inhibit the growth of trees on the prairies. This land hasn’t existed in some primeval state for thousands of years. What Europeans saw when they came here was the result of -work-
The Oceans Are A Melting Pot Of Microbes
https://sciencespies.com/news/the-oceans-are-a-melting-pot-of-microbes/
The Oceans Are A Melting Pot Of Microbes
Diatoms are photosynthesising algae, they have a siliceous skeleton (frustule) and are found in … [+] almost every aquatic environment including fresh and marine waters, soils, in fact almost anywhere moist.
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Within every drop of seawater lives a mixture of teeny-tiny organisms, like bacteria and viruses, collectively known as ‘microbes’.
According to new research published in Cell by scientists at Maine’s Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, the degree of microbial diversity within the ocean is perhaps more staggering than originally thought. In the largest study ever conducted on individual cells, over 12,000 microbial genomes were analyzed to build a massive database, dubbed the Global Ocean Reference Genomes Tropics (GORG-Tropics).
The samples were collected from the tropics and subtropics, representing about two-thirds of the world’s ocean. To the researcher’s surprise, every one of the 12,000 cells they analyzed had a unique genome – no two cells were identical. What’s more, most of the microbes were so dissimilar from all the other microbes analyzed that they were considered to be different species altogether.
A summary of the new study published in Cell by researchers from the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean … [+] Sciences.
Pachiadaki et al., Cell
The researchers also analyzed the microbial diversity within a single teaspoon of water from the Sargasso Sea. An astonishing 6,000 cells were captured, analyzed, and added to the growing database.
Of all the genes discovered within the Sargasso Sea sample, at least one-fifth were genes also found in the tropics and subtropics. According to these microbial experts, these large portion of shared genes between the Sargasso Sea and the tropics despite immense microbial diversity indicates how effective ocean currents are at mixing microbial life around the globe.
“In the same way that we think of New York City as a melting pot, every teaspoon of the ocean is a microbial melting pot,” said Ramunas Stepanauskas, Senior Research Scientist at Bigelow. “The ocean is huge, and it’s amazing how complex ecological and evolutionary processes take place in each tiny drop.”
Map of the Sargasso Sea.
Staysail, Dreamstime.com
With the help of cutting-edge genome analysis technology, this study sequenced more microbes than all studies prior to 2013, combined. With an abundance of information, new discoveries have followed. For example, Stepanauskas’ team discovered a group of bacteria, known as proteobacteria, previously not known to have photosynthetic, or light harnessing, capabilities.
“Genetic information can teach us a lot about ecology, and these may be photosynthetic organisms that were unnoticed before,” said Maria Pachiadaki, a former Bigelow Laboratory postdoctoral researcher and lead author of this study. “If experiments confirm what the genes suggest, this is an important microbial group to consider in ocean carbon studies.”
With less than 1% of marine microorganisms proving possible to grow and study in a laboratory setting, databases like GORG-Tropics are essential for advancing our understanding of microbial capabilities.
Senior Research Scientist Ramunas Stepanauskas holds a sample of Sargasso Sea water before analysis … [+] in Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences’ Single Cell Genomics Center.
Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
In collaboration with researchers at the University of California San Diego, this research team also identified microbes that could fuel novel biotechnology applications. By tracking which microbes are able to produce certain chemicals, the GORG-Tropics database may help fast-track future discoveries of new antibiotics or cancer-fighting medicines.
With a database of this size, the potential for discovery continues. Stepanauskas and his team of researchers will continue to search for more discoveries to further reveal the hidden microbial diversity of the ocean, and in turn, the intricacies of how the ocean functions.
“One of our main goals with the GORG initiative was to produce a powerful resource for the marine microbiology research community,” said Julia Brown, a bioinformatician at Bigelow Laboratory and a study author. “We hope that scientists will be able to use this dataset in follow-up studies to answer questions no one has even thought of yet.”
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Moonlight Academy’s Witchcraft Book PDF Links
Note: I have not been able to read through all of these yet, I am slowly making my way down the list. If there is a book that is offensive or incorrect please send me a message and I will review it and remove it from the list if necessary.
Modern Magick Second Edition; Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts by Donald Michael Kraig
The Witch’s Magical Handbook by Gavin Frost and Yvonne Frost
The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft, and Wicca by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Nocturnal Witchcraft; Witchcraft After Dark By Konstantinos
Call of the Horned Piper by Nigel Aldcroft Jackson
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham
Encyclopedia of Spells by Michael Johnstone
The Mystical World of Ancient Witchcraft; An easy Insider Guide To the life changing Power of your Magick Energy by Rose Ariadne
Old World Witchcraft; Ancient Ways for Modern Days by Raven Grimassi
The Study of Witchcraft; A Guidebook to Advanced Wicca by Deborah Lipp
Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland
The Witch’s Master Grimoire; An Encyclopedia of Charms, Spells, Formulas, and Magical Rites by Lady Sabrina
Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England; A regional and comparative study guide by Alan Macfarlane
The Pagan Federation; Witchcraft Information Package
Herbal Magick; A Witch’s Guide to Herbal Enchantments, Folklore, and Divination by Gerina Dunwich
The basics of Magick by K.Amber
The Book of Night Magick by Phillip D. Williams
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore By Patricia Monaghan
Celtic Mythology A-Z By Gienna Matson & Jeremy Roberts
Storytelling; An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore
Norse Mythology; Legends of Gods and Heroes by Peter Andreas Munch
Constellation Legends By Norm McCarter
Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology By Luke Roman and Monica Roman
Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena; Mythical Creatures By Linda S. Godfrey
A Guide to Astrology By Fredrick White
How to Use Astrology; How and Why it Works By Michael Erlewine
A Manual of Astrology
Astrology for Dummies by Rae Orion
The Astrology Book; The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences By James R. Lewis
Astrology Course
The Cyber Spellbook; Magick in the Virtual World By Sirona Knight and Patricia Telesco
Herbs in Magick and Alchemy; Techniques from Ancient Herbal Lore By C.L. Zalewski
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs By Scott Cunningham
The Magical Household; Spells & Rituals for the Home By Scott Cunningham & David Harrington
Herbs Magickal and Otherwise
The Complete Book of Incense, Oils, & Brews By Scott Cunningham
Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herb Craft By Dale Pendell **
**This book contains information on Poisons and is for informational purposes only, read at your own risk.
The Magical and Ritual Use of Herbs By Richard Alan Miller
Cunnigham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic By Scott Cunningham
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs; Their Medicinal and Culinary Uses
Spiritual Alchemy; The Inner Path
Practical Handbook of Plant Alchemy By Manfred M.Junius
Real Alchemy; A Primer of Practical Alchemy By Robert Allen Bartlett
An Illustrated History of Alchemy and Early Chemistry
Alchemy Unveiled By Johannes Helmond
Medicinal Plants in Folk Tradition; An Ethnobotany of Britain & Ireland By David E. Allen & Gabrielle Hatfield
Slavic Pagan World
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Wicca in the Kitchen By Scott Cunningham
Cunningham’s Book of Shadows By Scott Cunningham
Learning Tarot
The Pictorial Key to the Tarot By A.E Waite
Tarot Symbolism & Divination
Tarot; Mirror of the Soul By Gerd Ziegler
Tarot Keys By Andrea Green
The Symbolism of the Tarot by P. D. Ouspensky
Healing Crystals; The A-Z Guide to 430 gemstones By Michael Geinger
Dooney’s Crystal Database
An Introduction Guide to Crystals and Healing Stones By Ron & Sue Windred
The Healing Crystal First Aid Manuel By Michael Geinger
Practical Crystal Healing By Nicole Lanning
Divination Systems by Nicole Yalsovac
How Divination Systems Work
The Path of the witch
The Weiser Field Guide to Witches
Practicing the Witch’s Craft By Douglas Ezzy
Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart
Hope you enjoy! Please feel free to add to the list!
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Okay love these
i got excellent books for the holiday! 📚 🍄
places to go:
a fairylike garden, full of sunshine
a flower meadow where picnics occur
foggy forests, a neverending fairytale
hidden waterfalls in the mountains
tide pools by the sea
RIP my ovaries
this post is for the girls who fall in love with the dark objects they dig up in their secret gardens and no one else.
Shit this is the mood for tonight.
I need them all.
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1. Bleeding Tooth Fungus
2. Schizophyllum Commune
3. Rhodotus Palmatus
4. Porcellain Fungus
5. Leratiomyces
6. Cup Fungus
7. Cyathus Striatus
8. Phallus Indusiatus
9. Clathrus Ruber
10. Geastrum Minimum
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Guys when i see any types of plants my brain goes full
G O B M O D E
They’re just so pretty and nice and i want to care for all of them
HOT WOMEN IN YOUR AREA WANT TO GO MUSHROOM FORAGING WITH YOU
so i just learned that baby eels (also known as eel larvae???)
start out looking like this monstrosity and can stay that way for SEVERAL YEARS
oh to be in a forest while it's raining <3 🌲🌿🌧🍄
My love for algae just keeps growing.
These are all from one tiny sample of lake water.
Can someone magnify their size too I wanna touch them.
diatoms making their cell wall:
coccolithophores making their cell wall:
coralline algae making their cell wall:
E. coli multiplying in 1940 despite the application of pencillin, becoming the first documented antibiotic resistant bacteria:
Why must I “make a hypothesis” and “have a real research question?” Is it not enough to be sexy and collect random data until I stumble across a discovery?
Feeling a bit called out right there.
Happy #Nudivember!
Sea slugs aren’t your garden-variety slug. They come in a wide array of bright colors and psychedelic patterns. Many have gills that stick up from their backs like clumps of water balloons, shag carpets, or Mohawk hair-dos.
Nudibranchs live in virtually all the world’s oceans, from the tide pools down into the deep sea. Like many other deep-sea animals, the nudibranchs of the deep are poorly studied. Though scientists have named about 3,000 shallow-water nudibranchs, until recently, only three deep-water species were known in the entire Northeast Pacific.
Celebrate this Nudivember by learning more about these fascinating animals: https://www.mbari.org/five-new-nudibranchs/
hey followers. have you ever wanted to know how it feels to be inside a bag of cornflakes
Me this semester
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