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The article discusses the concept of basal cognition, which suggests that intelligence and cognitive abilities can exist in organisms without brains. It explores the research of Michael Levin, a biologist at Tufts University, who has been studying the role of bioelectricity in cellular communication and coordination. Levin's experiments with planaria worms and African clawed frogs have shown that changes in voltage can affect cell behavior and development, including regeneration and body shape control. The article challenges the idea that true cognition is exclusive to humans and suggests that intelligence may be more widespread in the natural world. This research has potential implications for understanding the evolution of cognition and could have applications in cancer therapy, organ regeneration, and artificial intelligence. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the changing perspective on sun exposure and the benefits it can have on health. While it has long been believed that sun exposure should be avoided due to the risk of skin cancer, new research suggests that moderate sun exposure can have positive effects on vitamin D production and immune system regulation. Australia has recently issued new guidelines that acknowledge the benefits of sun exposure, while still emphasizing the importance of sun protection. However, in the United States, there has been no reconsideration of the strict avoidance of sun exposure recommended by public health institutions. The article highlights the need for more nuanced and personalized guidelines, as well as the importance of conveying scientific information honestly and transparently. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores the Civic Standard, a community center in Hardwick, Vermont, that focuses on building connections and trust among residents. The center offers a range of activities and services, including plays, meals, and community service projects, which have been well-received by the town's residents. The founders of the Civic Standard have personal motivations, including the tragic loss of one founder's son, which has driven their desire to bring the community together. The center has become a vital resource during times of crisis, providing support and assistance to those in need. The article emphasizes the importance of human connection and community in overcoming challenges and fostering a sense of belonging. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses about the development of artificial proteins for COVID vaccine and revolutionizing biology. Topics of discussion includes the research conducted by Lexis Walls at the University of Washington, for developing proteins that were not derived from components found in nature but consists of artificial microscopic proteins drawn up on a computer, and their creation marked the beginning of an extraordinary ability to treat diseases.

The article discusses research on the creation of cells that are invulnerable to viruses. Topics include the recoding of DNA in relation to transfer RNAs (tRNAs), the work of a team led by biologist Nili Ostrov in developing the bacterium rE.coli-57, and the possible uses of the bacterium's viral immunity in drug development. The work of geneticist George Church is noted.

The article discusses research suggesting that marshes can successfully protect shorelines better than seawalls. It covers efforts by scientists to rebuild wetlands customized to individual shorelines as well as government and disaster planners considering living shorelines as a more cost effective conservation method.

The article discusses a research project at the company Ginkgo Bioworks which recreated the DNA sequences associated with scent from an extinct Hawaiian tree, the mountain hibiscus or Hibiscadelphus wilderianus.

While Mike held the loon still, Eric checked it for injuries, feeling his way along its wing and leg bones. They eased it into a box-the loon taking Mike's glove with it-and Eric took it to Lake Champlain, which doesn't freeze over completely, working on a poem about staring into the deathly eye of an eagle as he drove. Eric is always on call to field a question or rescue a loon in trouble, so he was my go-to in August of 2020, when our only chick of the year was killed and eaten by an eagle. We began to worry about the loon in early December. [Extracted from the article]

In the woods, we search for spring ephemerals, the tiny ground-huggers that make the briefest of appearances. In weeks, the peepers will have gone silent and the spring beauties will again retreat into the earth. The maples f lush the faintest scarlet, and in the woods behind our farmhouse the spring ephemeral wildflowers are up: trout lily, trillium, bloodroot, spring beauty, Dutchman's breeches. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the discussion on research playing a role in the pandemic including "humanized" mice genetically engineered having human-like receptors in the lungs grafting the spike proteins from the viruses onto other viruses.

Michael Terrien squats in the field and picks a handful of fruit. Crushed by a global tsunami of highbush blueberries, more and more of Maine's 485 remaining blueberry growers are giving up, despite having the most flavorful blueberries on the planet. Now the state and its blueberry growers would very much like Martin and Terrien to go big. Martin and Terrien, who grew up in Maine and still return each summer with their families, began making wine out of their favorite fruit nine years ago. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that idea that the coronavirus pandemic have been triggered by a laboratory accident in Wuhan, China, that was dismissed as a racist conspiracy theory of the alt-right. Topics include examines that the story burst into the public discourse as the U.S. President Joe Biden demanded an investigation by U.S. intelligence.

The article discusses the conspiracy theories that the covid-19 disease was from the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) in China, and U.S. President Donald Trump's move to blame China for the pandemic as a way to hide his administration's inept handling of the virus. Also cited are how the WIV project was financed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the leaked communications showing that the U.S. failed to provide support to WIV when it asked assistance.

Features THREE MILES OFF THE COAST OF DOMINICA, ON A FLAT BLUE CARIBBEAN SEA, PERNELL FRANCIS LOWERS A HYDROPHONE INTO THE WATER AND SLIDES A PAIR OF HEADPHONES OVER HIS EARS. While Gaelin and Stacy leap into action, zipping up wetsuits, triple- checking the seal on their Nauticam housing, adjusting ISO and aperture settings for the morning light, Pernell and I join Jerry on the flybridge, scanning the horizon for the white choo choo puff of a sperm whale's breath. Gaelin is photographing her preeminent tremendousness, Stacy is shooting Gaelin, Pernell is tooling around with a selfie stick, and I'm trying to capture them all. Clockwise: The author with a young whale; Pernell Francis listening for whales; Gaelin and Stacy Rosenwaks Gaelin with a mother and child sperm whale IM DOUBLE-CHECKING THAT THE GOPRO IS RECORDING WHEN I LOOK AHEAD AND, GOOD GOD, 15 TONS OF GARGANTUAN WEIRDNESS IS COMING AT ME WITH PURPOSE. [Extracted from the article]

Today BP penalty funds flowing to the region provide an enormous opportunity to not only repair environmental damages from that disaster, but also help restore a long-suffering Gulf Coast. This fact is often forgotten, but just weeks before the spill, President Obama announced a proposal to allow offshore drilling in sections of the Atlantic Seaboard, eastern Gulf, and north Alaskan coast. TEN YEARS AGO, WHILE REPORTING ON THE BP oil spill, I fell hard for the Gulf Coast. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the RCGS Resolute from SoulBuffalo.

The article profiles Shaun Hill, the founder of Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont. Shaun Hill is known for his meticulous attention to brewing beers which is rated by RateBeer as the best brewery in the world. Topics discussed include developed his brewery out of his garage, catering to customer experience, and perfecting his beers.

The article discusses Olin College, an engineering college in Massachusetts.

The article offers travel tips for Appledore Island, Maine and offers information on Cornell University's new Shoals Marine Laboratory, glaciers, and sea creatures.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of ice-skating at Lake Morey in Vermont in 2017.

A personal narrative is presented which discusses the author's experience of visiting bakery Elmore Mountain Bread and attending workshops on building an earthen oven and on baking with einkorn.

The article discusses ethical dilemmas related to editing human genomes. Topics include the impact of the technology CRISPR for gene editing, ethical issues affecting the prevention of genetic defects, and the significance of the technology in vitro gametogensis. A technique for printing DNA is addressed.

The article focuses on Josiah Zayner, most notorious biohacker, who genetically engineered a common brewer's yeast by adding a jellyfish's green fluorescent protein gene. Topics include modification of organisms using DNA sequencing and Zayner's claim that he was the first to genetically modify himself with another species's DNA.

The article reports on harvesting wild seaweeds, or sea greens in Maine. It is said that some harvesters prefer the species that can be picked on land at low tide, however, a lot of edible seaweeds only grow in places that are turbulent. Two kelp species, digitata and alaria, grow at the lowest point of the low-tide line on ledges.

The author talks about the house they bought that is located near Mirror Lake in Vermont. Topics include the other ponds that were upgraded into lakes by the state of Vermont in the 1960s including Dog Pond, Sabin Pond, and Nelson Pond, the special intimacy offered by each season to those who live beside a New England lake, and the cues offered by the lake for swimming, sailing, and watching the light play across the surface.

The article focuses on apple farming along with its varieties. Topics discussed include the Black Oxfords variety of apple grown by farmer John Bunker and his wife Cammy Watts at their farm in Maine along with community supported agriculture (CSA) started by them, the book "Apples of Uncommon Character" by Rowan Jacobsen and recipes for Apple Butter Tart, Chilean Drunken Apple Cake and Cornbread, Apple, and Sausage Dressing.

The author reports on the annual convention of the Springfield Telescope Makers at the Stellafane clubhouse, held since 1926, and the interest in amateur astronomy at Springfield, Vermont. He discusses founder Russell Porter's training on scope making, and the pink clubhouse identity, where new homemade telescopes are displayed and workshops are conducted from time to time.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the development of the Beast Burger, a plant-based performance burger, from Beyond Meat which is developed under the code name Manhattan Beach Project. The author mentions his experience tasting the burger given to him as a sample by Beyond Meat chief executive officer (CEO) Ethan Brown. He mentions that Brown has hired biotechnology scientist Tim Geistlinger of the Gates Foundation and chef Dave Anderson to develop the patties of the burger.

The article offers travel tips for Duxbury Bay, Massachusetts whose waters helped sustain the first Pilgrims and includes information on ecosystem and an abundance of fish, fow and shellfish as well as clams found their.

The article offers information on Ezekiel Goodband, gardener focused on growing apple trees. It mentions that he planted, mass-market apple with a bundle of small apples received from grateful clients. It offers information on the Landmark Trust USA, nonprofit organization focused on rescuing historic properties, with the hope that orchard are kept in production.

In this article, the author shares his experience of visiting the Colorado River delta located on the Mexico-Arizona border which is becoming dry after the creation of Glen Canyon Dam on the delta. Topics discussed include efforts of ecologist in charge of Pronatura's restoration projects Osvel Hinojosa Huerta to examine the river channel during bird surveys, contribution of hydrologist Sam Walton in various restoration projects and views of ecologist Fred Phillips on restoration of the delta.

The article discusses environmental conditions in the Gulf of Maine as of May 2014, focusing on a trend of abnormally high water temperatures and its implications. Topics include a decline in puffin populations as studied by Stephen Kress of the Audubon Society's Project Puffin, the effects of an earlier-than-normal phytoplankton bloom in 2012, and the impact of the ecosystem disruption on seafood harvests.

The article reviews several restaurants that are offering lobsters in Maine which include Red's Eat in Wiscasset, Muscongus Bay Lobster in Round Pond, and Nunan's Lobster Hut in Kennebunkport.

The article discusses the use of invasive species as a food by chef Bun Lai in the U.S., as of March 2014. The topics discussed include cuisines prepared using Asian shore crab, chef Evan Mallete's buttermilk-poached-dogfish salads, and Chef Drew Hedlund's lionfish and grapefruit dish. Also included is information on several invasive species in the U.S. including the Burmese python, Asian carp, and the feral hog?

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of fishing in various places including Massachusetts using research ship called Henry B. Bigelow.

The article discusses the aggressive behavior of elephants in contact with humans due to habitat destruction in the Indian state of Assam Topics include elephants' foraging and roaming habits; their raids and destruction of towns; and the implications of their cultural-religious significance and government-protected status.

The article looks at the efforts of entrepreneur John Bunker to promote the growing of heirloom varieties of apples in the U.S. Topics include his mail-order company Fedco Trees, the genetics of apple seeds, and the benefits of preserving agricultural biodiversity. Several apple varieties are mentioned including the Harrison, the Fletcher Sweet, and the Snow.

The article features environmentalist and author Bill McKibben, who has been tweeting, organizing and blogging, as well as getting arrested and becoming the biggest threat for Big Oil. It discusses various environmental actions takern by McKibben to raise awareness on climatic change and its impact on the environment and people. It states that McKibben focused on the involvement of young people in his environmental campaigns on global warming and other signs of climatic changes.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the Kaziranga National Park in India. The author states that Kaziranga contains around 100 of the remaining 2,000 Bengal tigers of Asia, which is said to be the highest density of any park in the world. He says that the tiger population of the park keep on increasing in number. He narrates the experiences of notorious Indian wildlife poacher Naren Pegu hunting tigers at Kaziranga National Park.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of cleaning the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The article offers the author's insights on the manufacturing process of Cru Sauvage chocolate of Felchlin. The author relates his experience of traveling to Bolivia for a research about cacao and chocolate, along with chocolate connoisseur Volker Lehmann. He says that the chocolate was made from ancient cacao tree which grew in the farms of Rio Grande in Bolivia. Furthermore, he mentions the book "American Terroir," by Rowan Jacobsen which offers information on cacao fruit and chocolates.

This article discusses the dwindling salmon population in the Yukon River along the Yukon River Delta in Alaska. It is stated that since most of the Yukon River Delta is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge, fishing is the region's only industry. Particular focus is given to the effect of declining fish populations on the livelihood of Yupik Eskimos living in the city of Emmonak, Alaska.

The article focuses on the success of an experiment on growing truffles at Burwell Farms located in Piedmont, North Carolina, led by Nancy Rosborough and Omoanghe Isikhuemhen, founder of and mycologist at Mycorrhiza Biotech, respectively, and Richard Franks, chief scientific officer at the Farms. Topics discussed include the challenges facing truffle orchards in growing truffles, and the relationship between plants and mycorrhizal fungi.

The article discusses massive industrial scale harvesting of rockweed in North Atlantic intertidal water zones of the U.S. and Canada. Topics include harvesting operations at Maine estuary near the Canadian border, environmental concerns raised by Cornell University Shoal Marine Laboratory biologist Ribin Seeley Saw as well as flat periwinkle snail habitats at Cobscook Bay. Also mentioned are rockweed applications to garden mulching, biostimulant contents and extract spray to tomato plants.

The article discusses that innovative food producers promise a fauxtein revolution with their pea powders and cricket flour. Topics include the new proteins including Hemp powder, cricket bars, vegan mayo, meatless chicken, and vegan eggs stated to be just a few options, and views of Stuart Phillips, a protein researcher at McMaster University in Ontario on the same.

The article presents an interview with Annie Ryu, founder at Jackfruit Company, who discussed partnership with farming families in India; encountering with jackfruit; and negative environmental impacts of eating meat.

An introduction to a special report within the issue on seven ways to save the seas is presented which includes a discussion on the environmental impact of nutrient pollution from nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizers and sewage on the world's oceans and how it can be prevented.

The article discusses the revival of the oyster industry in the southern U.S. and the appearance of new oyster varieties offered by several oyster bars including the Murder Point oyster at Kimball House in Decatur, Georgia, and Phat Lady oyster at The Ordinary in Charleston, South Carolina.