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Ginkgo won't help you remember stuff
I have to confess that I am a big fan of Ginkgo biloba -the tree that is, not the “herbal supplement” that shares the name. Smelly fruits notwithstanding, ginkgos have beautiful leaves in … more →
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Ginkgo won't help you remember stuff
wrote 2 days ago: I have to confess that I am a big fan of Ginkgo biloba -the tree that is, not the “herbal supp … more →
Climate change skepticism biased toward men?
wrote 2 weeks ago: Interesting article here from the BBC’s Richard Black on the apparent gender divide among skep … more →
Ornithological Newsletter - Dec. 2009
wrote 3 weeks ago: Latest Ornithological Newsletter available here. … more →
Latest Bird News Network from the American Bird Conservancy
wrote 3 weeks ago: Links to articles here. # ABC Works to Include AZE in the Convention on Biological Diversity Thu Dec … more →
Vertical Axis Wind Turbines
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wrote 1 month ago: Phil Berardelli (ScienceNOW Daily News) has published a neat story here on the benefits of a specifi … more →
The dark side of wind power
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wrote 1 month ago: We can talk about numbers – more birds are killed by windows than anything else – so the … more →
New enormous Pliosaur discovered in Great Britain
wrote 2 months ago: BBS Science Reporter Rebecca Morelle wrote last week about the discovery of a massive skull unearthe … more →
Nonanal - the new mosquito scent, by Calvin Klein
wrote 2 months ago: I suppose smelling “nonanal” should be considered a good thing, except that it makes one … more →
ESA Bulletin posted
wrote 2 months ago: For the latest Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America, check here. … more →
Meteorite crater hoax?
wrote 2 months ago: A meteorite allegedly made landfall in Latvia, but a scientist from the Latvian Environment, Geology … more →
Balloon boy hoax
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wrote 2 months ago: I know it’s after the fact, but as i watched the Today Show interview with the father the othe … more →
Cougars abound! Or do they?
wrote 2 months ago: One of the most pervasive features of wildlife lore concerns the big cats that seem to be roaming th … more →
Words of wisdom: James Randi
wrote 2 months ago: I found this several-year-old essay today from James (“The Amazing”) Randi. Randi’ … more →
New fossil pterosaur: Darwinopterus
wrote 2 months ago: Thanks to BBC Science Reporter Matt McGrath for this article on a new species of pterosaur recently … more →
Wildlife Policy newsletter
wrote 2 months ago: Latest newsletter here. … more →
weekly haiku - Ardipithecus ramidus
wrote 3 months ago: New discovery! Our new, oldest ancestor. Ardi is the man! … more →
Ardipithecus ramidus - our newest, oldest ancestor
wrote 3 months ago: There is wonderful news today of the publication of an 11-article special issue of Science magazine … more →
How to talk to complete idiots
wrote 3 months ago: Must read column here by Mark Morford of the SF Gate (San Francisco Chronicle). … more →
Darwin, evil, and God
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wrote 3 months ago: I thoroughly enjoyed a lecture yesterday by Elliot Sober, philosopher and evolutionary scholar at th … more →
