I absolutely had to share this tour of canned meat from around the world that I ran across. Had to post the picture of my personal favorite, the brown curry mole crickets, though it barely won out over the BBQ flavor bamboo worms. How many brands on this list have you eaten? I believe I’m …
Month: June 2009
Early Learning Experiences?
Darren recently sent me a delightful photo of his baby daughter Emma perusing some new work by paleo- artist Luis Rey, a fine scene of a Deinonychus killing a Tenontosaurus (brother Will works on Legos in the background). Will she grow up to be a paleontologist or at least a naturalist? I find it quite …
Who Were the Cannibals?
More and more it has been suggested that we interacted little if at all with our close cousins the Neanderthals. Though there is still some controversy it mostly seems that we did not interbreed, finding each other too strange. Some have wondered, more in literature than in science, if the appearance of our hairier relaatives …
Wildlife research
I photographed this bison tangled up in its radio-collar in Yellowstone National Park a few weeks ago. Unfortunately these sights are becoming more common. There is no doubt that the use of radio-telemetry collars revolutionized wildlife research and its use is now rather common. We’ve learned a lot about specific wildlife populations already, and the …
Space Archaeology
A professor and grad student from LSU (you should be proud, Matt!) have an op-ed in the LA Times calling for the preservation of historic sites off-planet, such as Tranquility Base on the moon. Good forward thinking. Also a priceless item in the comments. One commenter wants verifiable photos of Tranquility Base to prove the …
NPR / Monsanto Wedding
The American broadcast company National Public Radio and the global agri-chemical giant Monstanto made rumors of their courtship official in a lovely ceremony held earlier today. NPR reporter Daniel Zwerdling travelled to India to cover an apparent organic farming counter-revolution in that country. Monsanto came along for the ride. For sure, the so-called Green Revolution …