Actually, maybe not. So, a giant solar farm could generate ample energy to meet global demand and simultaneously turn one of the most hostile environments on Earth into a habitable oasis. Sounds perfect, right? Not quite. In a recent study, … Continue reading →
When I read this story I thought of the ancient Greeks, who had a fine sense of hubris/nemesis: Bill Gates, among others, is backing the Harvard Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment. The SCoPEx is researching a form of “geoengineering” to prevent … Continue reading →
A change of pace from politics, and some news you can use. I’ve intermittently had a couple of especially pesky flies this fall. Noisy little buzzing buggers, and extraordinarily fast. They eluded my fly-swatting skills, even when I tried these … Continue reading →
Photos taken recently by me. Enjoy.
Continue reading →Maybe you already knew all about this phenomenon, but I had no idea till I saw this the other day. There are more things in heaven and Earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Continue reading →A couple of days ago I went to take a shower, and there was a spider in the tub. A large one (this isn’t a photo of my spider, but it looked just like it): I couldn’t decide what to … Continue reading →
…and here are some of the things I saw:
Continue reading →And I don’t even like cats. But this is cute and very soothing: That business the cat is doing with its front paws before it lies down is called “kneading.” Why do they do it? This is supposedly why, and … Continue reading →
Canadian sparrows have changed their tune: A new bird song is spreading like wildfire among Canadian white-throated sparrows, at a scale not seen before by scientists. Birds rarely change their chirpy little tunes, and when they do, it’s typically limited … Continue reading →
…do a lot more than climbing up the water spout. They detect electrical fields and use them to – fly. And although I’m well aware that I just used the word “fly” there to refer to the activity and not … Continue reading →
Before last night, I had never heard of the creature known as a tardigrade. But once I came across it, I still could hardly believe it existed. I think you can see why just by looking at it: Yes, that … Continue reading →
I’m not speaking metaphorically when I say “dark days.” Right now is one of those days of the early early sunsets. To me, sunset is the most important marker rather than the shortest amount of daylight, which can actually involve … Continue reading →