John Scalzi is a voluble man. He is the author of several New York Times best sellers and has been nominated for nearly every major award that the science-fiction industry has to offer—some of which he’s won multiple times. Over the course of his career, he has written millions of words, filling dozens of books …
Spring landscape with rain showers. South Zealand, 1879
Spring landscape with rain showers. South Zealand, 1879Hans Friis (Danish, 1839 – 1892)oil on canvas, 112.5cm (h) x 183cm (w)SMK – National Gallery of Denmark Something about this painting gets me. The tranquility? Half forgotten memories? Whatever it is, I like it a lot.
Parkinson’s disease and kidneys
Parkinson’s disease is traditionally associated with neurological damage in the brain, brought on by a drastic drop in dopamine production, but a new study suggests it could get started in an unexpected part of the body: the kidneys. Led by a team from Wuhan University in China, the study is primarily concerned with the alpha-synuclein (α-Syn) protein, which …
Red Owl
Rare reddish-orange snowy owl in Huron County, Michigan, captivates birdwatchers : Julie Maggert A spectacular color combo.
Fire in the Hole.
It’s important for the world to know (now that most seem to have moved on to other news) that the fire everyone saw burning ON the North Rim is now very much burning deep INSIDE the Grand Canyon. In some places, about 4,000′ below the rim. I have seen a 1000 pix of the …
Grizzly Bear Distribution in North America
Grizzly Bear Distribution in North America: This map illustrates current grizzly bear population densities, with the highest concentrations in Alaska, western Canada, and parts of the U.S. Rockies. It also highlights areas of historical range where grizzlies have been extirpated (beige) and regions where their range is slowly expanding. I think I posted before about …
Kanama Smart Bait from Japan
As we all know, if you want to catch big fish, using live fish as bait is the best choice, but live bait fish is not easy to get and not well preserved, and it is easy to lose activity during the fishing process, especially in the deep sea which is often hundreds of meters. …
Salt water crocodile attacks pygmy elephant in Malaysia
Ok, the elephant is one of the small ones from the Bornean Sabah population, but it’s still an elephant, apparently an adult one (on balance, it might be a ‘sub-adult’, or or teenager; I can’t tell), and the interaction is still rad as hell. It would appear that the crocodile’s behaviour is opportunistic… and also …
Shotgun Axe, Real Men of Genius
Youtube Videos In the dumb and dumber category? Real Men of Genius It reminds me of these great ads.
Black Skimmer’s Crazy Catching Technique—Did It Work?
Great video of a great bird. A prior post on Cutwaters.