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Biodiversity is a term used to describe the enormous variety of life on Earth. It can be used more specifically to refer to all of the species in one region or ecosystem. Biodiversity refers to every living thing, including plants, bacteria, animals, and humans. Scientists have estimated that there are around 8.7 million species of plants and animals in existence. However, only around 1.2 million species have been identified and described so far, most of which are insects. This means that millions of other organisms remain a complete mystery.
Over generations, all of the species that are currently alive today have evolved unique traits that make them distinct from other species. These differences are what scientists use to tell one species from another. Organisms that have evolved to be so different from one another that they can no longer reproduce with each other are considered different species. All organisms that can reproduce with each other fall into one species. Read more...
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I think this episode and book changed my life course many moons ago. I get tears every time I listen to the song. :) It's the story how how the conservation movement got started in America. It's a good listen and the book is a good, quick read.
Men standing with pile of buffalo skulls, Michigan Carbon Works, Rougeville MI, 1892. Photo from Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
Got an album to start on? I only know this song. :)
I'm on my phone and have no clue what hell these links may unleash, but here's the album on youtube and spotify.
...Now that I think on it, it's been so long since I listened to the 99PI episode, I can't even remember if they make use of or even mention the album. Apologies for my fanboy hat maybe being screwed on a little too tight! ๐
EDIT: As for their non-Wild-Ones work, I tend toward their first two albums since they're a bit more... moody 'n dramatic than the newest one. They're a side project of a bunch of musicians, so the discography is pretty small and easy to get through.
Afternoon lab music for tomorrow. :) Many thanks.