Tag Archives: Science
I Forecast a Dismal Year for Forecasters
Wouldn’t it be great if journalists in the United States would grill our politicians and bureacrats like this! This interview reminded me of a Monty Python skit on steroids. Despite the pathetic John Hirst in this video, Great Britain has contributed mightily … Continue reading
Scientists Discover Origin of a Cancer in Tasmanian Devils
Above is a photograph I took of a Tasmanian Devil in January 2009 at the Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park in Tasmania. Links to my previous posts on the Tassie Devil are at the bottom. (I’m just wild about the devils!) The Tasmanian … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Australia, Health, Life, Natural History, Nature, Photography, Science, Travel
Monarch Butterflies in Space
KU Professor to help send monarchs into space By RON SYLVESTER The Wichita Eagle (published in Kansas City Star on Nov. 16, 2009) http://www.kansas.com http://www.monarchwatch.org/space LAWRENCE, Kan. – (By Ron Sylvester) Chip Taylor is used to people giving him strange … Continue reading
Filed under Biology, Butterflies, Entomology, Insects, Life, Natural History, Nature, Science, Technology, University of Kansas
Butterfly School at Monarch Watch Fall 2009 Open House
One of the highlights of the annual fall open house at Monarch Watch is Butterfly School, in which Chip Taylor, founder and director of Monarch Watch, demonstrates how to catch, hold, tag and release a Monarch butterfly before it begins … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Biology, Butterflies, Conservation, Entomology, Gardening, Insects, Kansas, Life, Natural History, Nature, New Zealand, Personal, Science, University of Kansas
Saving Bees
My garden is a hang-out for bees of all kinds — honey bees, native bees, carpenter bees. I love watching them going about their business and am glad to help out keeping them fed. Bees are important pollinators. Pollination is essential for … Continue reading
Filed under Agriculture, Biology, Entomology, Environment, Gardening, Insects, Life, Nature, Science
Assassin in the Garden
Every day, I watch the progress of the Black Swallowtail (BST) caterpillars on my huge bronze fennel plant, which is home to a lot of other insects, including this character (see photo) who seemed to be hanging out and doing … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Biology, Butterflies, Entomology, Environment, Gardening, Humor, Insects, Kansas, Kansas City, Life, Natural History, Nature, Photography, Science, University of Kansas
Monarch Watch Spring 2009 Open House
My friend Deb buys some tropical milkweed at the Monarch Watch Spring Open House at the University of Kansas on May 9. Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor, at left in the yellow hat, and many volunteers were busy as the … Continue reading
Filed under Animals, Butterflies, Conservation, Education, Environment, Food, Gardening, Insects, Kansas, Life, Natural History, Nature, Personal, Photography, Science, University of Kansas
What a Relief!
I don’t have the shakes any more! Today’s Kansas City Star reports that the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the boot heel (southeast) area of Missouri may be quieting down, which is very good news. A series of earthquakes … Continue reading
Filed under History, Kansas City, Life, Personal, Science
Research Update in the Fight Against ALS
New Gene Mutation Discovery By ALS Association Consortium is Major Breakthrough in Lou Gehrig’s Disease Research, a report from The ALS Association’s National Office Feb. 26, 2009 In one of the most significant breakthroughs in the recent history of ALS research, … Continue reading
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
The three blue supergiant stars in Orion’s Belt are hotter and much more massive than the Sun. Continue reading
Filed under Life, Photography, Science
