Sustainability news of the Wisdom of Nature
NATURAL EARTH.
A curated news feed for interested minds about Earth, Nature, Discoveries, Inspiration, Ecosystems & Impact
the common voice of music: medicine for the soul [Re-Inventing Education - part 2]
The professional musician in pursuit of excellence has much to be admired. Indeed, their creativity can touch our emotions and even motivate us into action. For the majority of us however, whose gifting lies in other areas, how can we engage with this powerful ‘common voice’, its connective power and its ability to transcend all languages ?
Like water, it can reach places as it flows …and as with water it can both nourish or erode a myriad of foundations. It can be both personal and truly universal in its impact. So: How do we embrace and focus the beauty of music into positive impact and change for good ?
how Grasshoppers inspire buildings
Nature has all the technical answers we seek. Inspirations for technologies that make our lives easier already exist in perfected form in Nature. we just have to look. the grasshopper for example can show us how to construct more temperature-adaptive buildings. See how.
New ecosystem found trapped under arctic ice
Scientists discover new ecosystem under arctic ice 2000 miles south of New Zealand. A discovery giving new insights into the adaptability of life forms and resilience. The lake's ice cover is deeper than the lake itself: Although its liquid water is about 39 feet deep, 44 feet of ice sits on top, maintained by the region's sub-freezing temperatures. Contrary to what scientists thought, this icy pool isn't a wasteland. But home to a complex microbial ecosystem that hides within Lake Enigma's liquid depths. Showing once again that the intelligence of Creation creates nothing without a purpose.