Winter
Leaning back against the tree, branches and leaves are few: Ah! A night of stars! Shiki
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Dogs Protect Penguins
In what is believed to be a world first, a Maremma Guardian dog has been successfully used to protect Little …
Coho Salmon Disappear
“The lack of rain this winter has contributed to what fisheries biologists say is, so far, the worst return of …
U.S. Bringing Up the Rear in Race to Green
“Silicon Valley venture capitalist John Doerr, whose early investments helped launch Google and Amazon, delivered a stark warning to Congress …
The Short Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
I’ve never been a big fan of the American fiction of the suffering middle and upper classes, the lost academics, …
Abrupt Climate Change: A Report
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP), headed by the USGS (U.S. Geologic Service) has just released it latest Synthesis …
Urban Heat Island Mitigation
From Climate Progress (always worth looking at) comes another idea for the Obama green global stimulus program. Part 1: What …
2 Trillion Tons of Ice — Gone
“New satellite data presented by NASA scientists shows the loss of an estimated 2 trillion tons of ice from Greenland, …
Secretary of State
A friend sends this on, his translation of an Oscar Hahn poem from his newest book, “ashes in love.” Hahn …
What Will Change Everything?
The always interesting Edge, asks some smart folks: “What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to …
Dismal Inaction In Bush’s OSHA
A long investigative piece in the Washington Post is worth reading. One is staggered. After all the shouting about cost …
Facebook Virus on the Loose: Watch Out!
If you’re a Facebook user, or you have them in the family — watch out! A fast traveling virus referred …