Happy Friday {{first name | my friend}},

Today is my parent’s 50th anniversary. Love should be celebrated. Congrats Mom and Dad. I love you.

Speaking of…yesterday was my wife’s 40th birthday and I put together some of my favorite highlight moments into THIS VIDEO. (To a song written and performed by my wildly talented brother-in-law Derik Nelson)

ECL TRIVIA: What is the name of the relationship where both organisms benefit, like bees pollinating flowers while getting nectar? (Answer below)

🐘 LISTENING TO ELEPHANTS: They’re the “least visible large mammals in Africa,” but there’s a unique clearing of mineral rich soil where they all gather. Long-term research and observation of these majestic giants happens here through the Elephant Listening Project, using acoustic tech to “listen” for elephant calls and gunshots across dense forests, allowing lead researchers to track populations and pinpoint poaching threats in real time. 

🐒 AIR BRIDGE: You’ve heard about wildlife bridges enabling land animals to cross busy freeways, right? WATCH this 1-min clip of an orangutan, one of the world’s most threatened apes, crossing a suspended canopy bridge high above a roadway that cuts through the jungle. Read the WHOLE STORY and see more photos here.

🤿 CORAL RESTORATION: Want to see how technical divers are helping to restore coral ecosystems? A dive expedition is happening Wednesday, May 6th and you can watch it live in real time HERE. Learn the tools, methods, and teamwork that’s required for a successful underwater restoration project.

🍹 MARGARITA BURN: Feeling festive for Cinco de Mayo? Careful if you’re squeezing fresh limes, and plan to be in direct sunlight. Did you know this STRANGE reaction can happen? (It happened to me on a vacation last year – I had a hand-print shaped maroon blob on my side for weeks 😂)

🍇 WASH AWAY PESTICIDES: Canadian researchers have developed a “natural, biodegradable wash that removed up to 96% of pesticide residue from fruit,” (while keeping fruit fresher, longer) in this RADICAL discovery. “Our hope,” said Dr. Yang, “is to help people feel confident about the produce they bring home— knowing it’s safer, lasts longer and creates less waste.”

🧫 HUMAN CELL MAP: Are certain patterns in human cells tied to cancer and disease? Scientists used AI to build the most detailed map of a human cell ever, revealing thousands of proteins working in interconnected systems, not isolation. “We need to start looking at the common machinery inside of cells that is disrupted or hijacked [by mutations,]” one of the study’s authors stated HERE.

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Mutualism. It’s a partnership that helps many ecosystems function, from soil microbes to coral reefs.