<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Zoe Bizicki]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zoe Bizicki]]></description><link>https://zoebizicki.wixsite.com/zoe-bizicki/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 17:32:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://zoebizicki.wixsite.com/zoe-bizicki/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Trees Glow During Thunderstorms - and They’re Cleaning Up Our Air Whilst Doing So]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a dark, stormy night in June, you speed in desperation down North Carolina’s highways. A downpour of rain frantically paints silver lines down the window of your Toyota Sienna to a soundtrack of thunder. For three weeks, you’ve hurtled into storms down the East Coast, a custom telescope mounted on your roof. But today, for the first time in history, you observe what you came for - trees glowing during a thunderstorm. For 70 years, scientists have suspected that trees may emit a faint glow...]]></description><link>https://zoebizicki.wixsite.com/zoe-bizicki/post/trees-glow-during-thunderstorms-and-they-re-cleaning-up-our-air-whilst-doing-so</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a20695f43116cbc2f790348</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:59:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8824a0_0a8747e8caa94663a1508d87befd571c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_710,h_401,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zoe B</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep-Sea Mining: Promise or Peril Beneath the Waves?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deep-sea mining—the extraction of metals and minerals from the seabed—is one of the most controversial topics of our time. As humanity shifts towards greener energy, demand for minerals continues to rise to power car batteries and more, and the deep sea offers a new and largely untapped supply. But behind this promise lies the potential for irreversible damage to our natural world. So why is the practice moving forward? Credit: Natural History Museum The deep sea refers to any part of the...]]></description><link>https://zoebizicki.wixsite.com/zoe-bizicki/post/deep-sea-mining-promise-or-peril-beneath-the-waves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d8ee6d515c02011a0b8622</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:47:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8824a0_1e4cb0c43d7b4f49b7cda1c7bf3fc38f~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zoe B</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The power of nature when spending winter in a city]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back to our roots… the shift of humankind’s connection to land Nature and humans used to walk hand-in-hand. We were deeply immersed in the natural world, and in turn we were entirely dependent on it for survival (we still are of course, we just like to forget it). A reciprocal relationship emerged over time, one in which each member was cared for within seemingly instinctive borders of sustainability and preservation; an unlikely romance in the form of moderated dependence. Perhaps toxic in...]]></description><link>https://zoebizicki.wixsite.com/zoe-bizicki/post/the-power-of-nature-when-spending-winter-in-a-city</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6967aba614d81ccd4b52a4f4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:50:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8824a0_96bafbf7195742ed91772b25f11d9de5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_655,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zoe B</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does the evolution of sleep have a role to play in Homo sapien intelligence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our lives, the average individual will spend one third of their time asleep- but have you ever wondered why? Sleeping is essential for...]]></description><link>https://zoebizicki.wixsite.com/zoe-bizicki/post/does-the-evolution-of-sleep-have-a-role-to-play-in-homosapien-intelligence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">643fb8f14a995b180915d579</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 10:17:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8824a0_ff2e3666daae4587a1c1a1b91a890ea5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_522,h_214,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zoe B</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we might be coral reefs only hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corals are dying all over the world, but we have the power to help them               19 April 2022 Our activity on this planet is pushing its climatic conditions to historically unencountered territories. Climate change is a phenomenon that should scare us all. The ocean is under particular threat. More than half of marine life has been lost in the past 40 years. The predicted 1.5-degree Celsius rise in ocean temperatures is going to take even more. One of these victims, is coral reefs. The...]]></description><link>https://zoebizicki.wixsite.com/zoe-bizicki/post/why-everyone-should-be-talking-about-coral-reefs-and-why-we-might-be-their-only-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="false">643fb88ed49dee689d7599af</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:47:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8824a0_f21d06be0c86441a901b33fd0de87a21~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_550,h_364,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Zoe B</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>