Or on spaceships. No, actually it was vegetation rafts. I kid you not: Primates came to the New World (meaning North and South America) from, we think, Africa. As improbable as it sounds, scientists think early primates crossed the Atlantic … Continue reading →
Cats. Not my favorite creatures. Oh, I’ve met some cats I’ve liked. Sweet ones, gentle ones, funny ones. But in general, cats are not my cup of tea (although, in their paradoxical way, they tend to really, really like me). … Continue reading →
I belong to a book group, as it seems about 99% of American women do these days. The books are more or less a pretext for getting together, talking, eating, and talking (did I say talking?). Sometimes I read the … Continue reading →
Did you know that there’s a campaign by shark attack survivors to save sharks? I can understand this in the abstract, if sharks are indeed an important part of the ocean ecosystem, although it still seems rather odd, perhaps a … Continue reading →
…that I still have power. So far. I’m so surprised. Of course, it’s still snowing a teeny weeny bit, and, more importantly, the wind is still gusting. But as time goes on and the power holds, it becomes more and … Continue reading →
…swarm of bacteria. Not a silver lining?
Continue reading →Watch this (hat tip: Ace): But the larger question is why? Why??
Continue reading →[Bumped up.] Today will not be the end of the world, NASA assures us on its website. Thanks, NASA, we needed that. It is, however, the end of one Mayan long-count calendar cycle and the beginning of a new one, … Continue reading →
…blue. If you’re a lobster, that is. But there’s strength in numbers, and the numbers are growing.
Continue reading →…but rats are more like people than you might think: Now may be as good a time as any to say that I am puzzled by people (or rats, for that matter) who like to be tickled. When I was … Continue reading →
For many more years than most people have been alive, they tried hard to make it work. And at least as far as all outside observers could tell, they succeeded. No arguments, although neither was exactly the talkative sort. Companionate … Continue reading →
…of iPads for apes.
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