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- 1New book examines Northern Michigan as a climate haven▼Book explores Northern Michigan’s climate haven potential
A newly released book argues that Northern Michigan could become a refuge for people seeking safer places to live as climate change intensifies elsewhere in the United States. The work explores the region's natural advantages, including its water resources and cooler temperatures, and what a potential influx of climate migrants could mean for local communities. Coverage has so far been limited to regional outlets.
- 2Why animals are moving to hotter places as the world warms●Why are so many animals moving to hotter places as the world warms?
New Scientist examines why many animal species are shifting their ranges towards hotter regions as global temperatures rise, rather than simply moving towards cooler poles. The piece explores the ecological and evolutionary reasons behind these counterintuitive migration patterns and what they reveal about how wildlife responds to climate change.
- 3Fossil record challenges Genesis account of human nakedness●One way to see the nonsensicality of the Book of Genesis is to examine the fossil record of how humans lost our fur and
A critic of the Book of Genesis argues that the fossil and archaeological record of how humans lost their body fur and developed clothing contradicts the biblical story that nakedness brought shame. Instead, the loss of fur is attributed to gradual migration between hot and cold environments over hundreds of thousands of years, with clothing emerging as a practical response to climate rather than a moral one.