Andie Holman eco-fantasy

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Contemporary Climate Fiction: Current science forms the backdrop for different magical beings racing to save the planet from rogue Fae ... and us. 🍁🌏 https://andieholman.com https://andieholman.substack.com

🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

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Things I've learned today: In Spring and Summer, aphids reproduce by giving birth to live daughters, who are born pregnant with the next generation inside them. They are clones. Male aphids show in autumn, and are born without mouths because they die soon after mating and never eat. 🤯

Wheat aphid. By Kent Loeffler - http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/apr12/d2459-1.htm, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=66276712

"Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life." - Hermann Hesse 🎨 Julia Tar

Illustration of a large oak tree with a face on its trunk. A person is sitting on the ground, facing the tree, and there is a reflection of a white stag in the water.

I submitted The Mermaid's Wrath to 'Reader's Favorite' and was pleasantly rewarded with five five-star reviews. Thank you to everyone! It's such a privilege to be an author. I love it with all my heart, despite said heart getting battered every so often. readersfavorite.com/book-review/...

Book review of The Mermaid's Wrath

In Andie Holman’s first book in The Laughter of the Sun series, The Mermaid's Wrath, a warrior mermaid named Scyphozoa “Jelly” discovers that she is made for greater things when the coveted Vetula Pea...

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Every bee helps keep our world alive by pollinating the plants that grow the fruits, vegetables, and flowers we depend on. Protecting bees means protecting nature, our food supply, and future generations. 🌍 Save the bees today—because every tomorrow depends on them.

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GET A GRIP Ireland is building a battery that contains no lithium. No cobalt. No rare-earth metals. Instead, it stores energy using carbon dioxide. The project is designed to hold 200 megawatt-hours of electricity, making it one of Europe’s largest long-duration energy storage systems.

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Book Four's manuscript is off to the editor. Now I've come out of my haze I can see the garden is in desperate need of a weeding. And my blueberry bushes look quite sad. The berries taste lovely, but they're the size of a half a raisin. I'll correct the soil (add acid). Any other suggestions?