Good News Notes: “‘Yoga and meditation are holistic disciplines that integrate both mental and physical methods for human well-being,’ said Dr. Vijayendran Chandran from the College of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute at the University of Florida and his colleagues. “These practices are growing in popularity worldwide, and according to a recent national health survey, 14%…
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NASA is learning how to farm on Mars and the moon
Good News Notes: “Whether from continent to continent or coast to coast, people have always made their big moves together with plants. Traveling away from Earth would be no different. Our success on other worlds will rest, in part, on the supple stems of plants. “Plants are things that we take with us as explorers,”…
Camera traps in trees reveal a richness of species in Rwandan park
Good News Notes: “Camera traps set high up in trees in Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park captured 35 different mammal species over a 30-day period, including a rare Central African oyan (Poiana richardsonii), a small catlike mammal that has not previously been seen in the park. Arboreal camera traps are a viable method for conducting mammal…
UF IFAS Cedar Key Beach Clean-Up
Good News Notes: “In September of 2019, the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Nature Coast Biological Station had a successful Cedar Key Beach Clean-Up. According to IFAS, the most common item picked up at the last event was tiny plastic, followed by cigarette butts and tiny foam. The organization says, more…