GoGardenNews - Items of gardening and ecological interest — extinct species

Upworthy reports, "In 2012, scientists found a sophisticated underground ant city that was once home to millions of insects, later captured in the documentary "Ants: Nature's Secret Power." The massive underground roadways, pathways and gardens of the deserted megalopolis were unearthed in Brazil.

A blog post by Myron Ebell and Steven J. Milloy published by the Competitive Enterprise Institute asserts,

"Modern doomsayers have been predicting climate and environmental disaster since the 1960s. They continue to do so today.

"None of the apocalyptic predictions with due dates as of today have come true.

Yet, major media networks, universities, "experts", politicians and bureaucrats continue to push the claims.

An article by Peter Jacobsen appeared in FEE claiming that Paul Ehrlich, notorious doomsayer, has been wrong for almost 60 years, and this his appearance on TV's 60 Minutes provided undue recognition.

"In his segment, Ehrlich tries to convince viewers we’re on a fast track to an environmental disaster of existential proportions, particularly when it comes to animal extinctions.

"Ehrlich has been singing this same song for nearly 60 years."

The Daily Mail reports that a 'Miracle plant' used by ancient Greeks, Romans and Egyptians as 'cure-all' remedy is rediscovered after scientists thought it was eaten into extinction 2,000 years ago."

Marisa Mecke, writing for the Savannah Morning News, reports that ancient bison bones dug up in Georgia unveil climate conditions from 50,000 years ago. 

""Imagine standing at the edge of Tybee Island looking out into the expanse of the ocean, but instead of seemingly endless water there is another 60 miles of grasslands sprawling out ahead."