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Happy Holidays! Happy Solstice! Happy Hanukkah! Merry Christmas! I'm not posting again until everyone has time which will be after New Year. -
Dinos!!!
The scientific corpus on dinosaurs is extremely vast. I don't think I could even list all the topics currently active in dino research in the space I use for this blog. But dinosaurs are cool and there is LOTS of interesting research on them, so I picked three articles published in 2009 having to something to do with T-rex to talk about here ( Read more... ) -
What do mermaids, Neolithic Arabian ritual sites, and modern conservation biology have in common?
The dugong is an interesting aquatic mammal living in the Indo-Pacific area, in the same Order as the manatee. It is known as the ``sea cow'' because it herbivorous, using it's down turned snout to uproot seagrass. Dungongs have a lifespan of about 70 years, raising only a few young during this time. They are threatened by hunting and range ( Read more... ) -
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Because everyone is mostly going to be busy this weekend, I'm postponing the next science blog post till next week. Have a safe and happy thanksgiving. -
Flu Tracker
I am restarting my science blog. I hope to write one entry a week on a current topic in science. References will be given. At this point I am keeping comments on these to friends only ( Read more... ) -
Dating Easter - question from tara_lily
1) Dating of Easter in Modern Times ( Read more... ) -
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Yes, I'm still alive for those of you that haven't seen me in a while. I have sporatically commented on other journals but have not posted here. There are some things I need to post (life stuff that other people have posted, but I haven't so I might as well let it out), I need to answer some questions from the post the other week (I did respond ( Read more... ) -
Not deep or eloquent
The Flower Show was great. It had actual displays in it (large ones). I thought it was just going to be rows of flowers and booths, but it had really awesome displays and 99% of it didn't drive my sinuses crazy. I'm so happy we went. If you are ever here in the beginning of March, it is completely worth it to see the Flower Show. -
Blue Rubber with a Twist of Biodiversity and Big Brained Hyenas
Sorry for being late this week. I was quite busy over the weekend.
In this week's science post. . .
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I'm going to be gone for a few days. I have a busy schedule and am doing Pysanky with two different groups of people - if you are in the area and interested call or e-mail - this weekend and I'm going crazy with the amount I have to do, but don't have done yet. I will see you all on the other side. If there is anything you think I need or would ( Read more... )