CT Eco-Trivia and Awesome Nature Facts for Grownups

06/06/2026

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The lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture opposing plans to close the U.S. Forest Service research and development center in Hamden.

05/26/2026

Over the past few decades, heat waves have become more common in several parts of the world as our planet warms. That's a huge problem for many animals, as it can lead to habitat loss and push their bodies to lethal thresholds. However, one penguin species appears to be adapting to these extreme con...

05/19/2026

Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area

Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surveying the area found three times more seabed organisms and twice as many species compared to nearby u...

05/18/2026

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05/14/2026

It turns out even wasps are magnetic!

As married research professors at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Dustin Gilbert and Anne Murray often discuss their work once they get home each night. Their fields of study rarely crossover. That changed six years ago, however, and it was insects that sparked the intersection.

05/11/2026

Happy 100th to David Attenborough! I just learned this bit of trivia today!

05/09/2026

Trivia question?
What's the Oldest River In the World? It's So Old It Passed Through Pangea

It's not easy figuring out the age of a river.

05/09/2026

Y'all!!!! This is so cool. A lot of confirmation of stuff they already knew or thought, which is awesome.

Paleontologists Reconstruct Ecology of Archaeopteryx | Sci.News https://share.google/6ifsfzdnjv2hxtpdS

A comprehensive new review by Field Museum of Natural History paleontologists draws together the latest fossil evidence to offer the most complete portrait to date of Archaeopteryx’s ecology, behavior, and daily life.

05/08/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out last night for our last event of the season! Thanks to Emiily from Hungerford Nature Center and of course thanks to East Rock Brewing Company for hosting us every month since November!!! I can't wait to start up again in the fall!