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Checking my map we had made 6 years ago, we headed to more of our favorite roads. Our map certainly has helped us re-find places that have special treasures. When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means. Stonehenge’s Massive Central Stone May Have Been Shipped From…
First plant was collected. So now we headed to the east for the second collection. And a sincere thank you to Austin for stopping along the road last month! A new friend is always special. It was getting rather toasty out now. So it was time to fly down the road in the cool AC….
We continued on. Now isn’t that cool! Thought To Be Exclusive to Humans: Scientists Uncover Remarkable Cognitive Skills of Fruit Bats The Paradox of Cognition: Why Thinking Too Hard Can Make You Miserable Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
Jeanne and I made another trip back to visit Austin’s place. I had a couple of plants I decided I wanted to collect for the herbarium. Newly Deciphered, 4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Tablets Used Lunar Eclipses to Predict Major Events Tough plastics broken down sustainably with common chemical, sunlight, air Keep looking! The more you know, the…
Everyday there is good stuff to observe. Here was what I saw today. 🙂 So much cool stuff to observe! All-night streetlights make leaves inedible to insects, study finds Thanks Claire! These oldest inhabited termite mounds have been active for 34,000 years Man vs. Nature: New Research Uncovers Real Story Behind the Disappearance of Earth’s…
My calendar says it is time for several species to return. I have heard the Upland Sandpipers going overhead. Stay cool! I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life New Research Unravels the Evolutionary Secrets of Ancient Seas’ Forgotten Rulers Incredibly Rare 520-Million-Year-Old Worm Fossil Solves Ancient Evolutionary…
Second part of Claire’s yard tour! Claire and Paula have racked up 762 species for the yard now. And that number may already be out-of-date. That is quite impressive! Researchers Have Uncovered Fundamental Differences in Biological Processes Between Males and Females Mysterious 2,500-Year-Old Graveyard Found Filled With Young Children Keep looking! The more you know,…
Yesterday we traveled to the north. Well, not that far to the north. However it was three degrees cooler than the 99F here at home. 🙂 More from the tour tomorrow! Incredibly Rare 520-Million-Year-Old Worm Fossil Solves Ancient Evolutionary Mystery Saturn’s rings are disappearing! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and…
So the first trough had no vertebrates! Yeah! We continued on. The next water trough had fish and of course are vertebrates! So it was good news, only vertebrates were fish in the water troughs, no dead mammals or birds! And fish were ok about being in the water. LOL. These Bizarre Blood-Sucking Fish Have…