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> This seems like part of the insect apocalypse story... For those who aren’t aware what they’re referring to by insect apocalypse, a story came out a few days
by toofy 8y ago
> This seems like part of the insect apocalypse story...
For those who aren’t aware what they’re referring to by insect apocalypse, a story came out a few days ago about some seemingly very important insect research:
NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/magazine/insect-apocalypse.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/27/magazine/insect-apocalyps...
HN Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18541536 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18541536
- tejohnso 8y agoThere's also this paper [1] describing "biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction". Should have made front page news everywhere. [1]http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/E6089 http://www.pnas.org/content/114/30/E6089
- mirimir 8y agoAnd it's (for now) being replaced by relatively simple cultivated ecosystems. Food crops, trees, and livestock (which I gather includes farmed fish). Ultimately, if we can manage it without collapse, that's all that will remain. Plus us and pets, I mean. And various pathogens, parasites, and so on.