Book Review: Paleobiology and Animal Behavior

Title: Super Crocs & Monster Wings: Modern Animals’ Ancient PastAuthor: Claire EamerPublisher: Annick PressI have read many books about ecology and animal behavior, but this is the first book I have come across that explains the behavior of animals...

The National Geographic Channel Presents Waking the Baby Mammoth

In May 2007, a reindeer herder named Yuri Khudi discovered her. She miraculously re-appeared on a riverbank in northwestern Siberia. She is the most perfectly preserved woolly mammoth ever discovered and her name is Lyuba. A 1-month-old baby mammoth,...

Happy Arbor Day! Sycamores of St. Louis

This year the last Friday of is today, April 24th, is Arbor Day. Since 1872, J. Sterling Morton has been advocating for planting trees for beauty, fuel, and soil conservation. Today, in our very urban life styles, we still need trees – native trees.Each...

Beta testers wanted

I've been working on a major addition to this blog (which is why I haven't posted much recently). It's now at the stage where I'd like to have some beta testers. The issues are with the structure and content, as the software itself is solid.This won't...

Wordless Wednesday: Happy Earth Day!

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Pay it Forward - Supporting Youth in Science and Cultural Studies

Announcement #1: Aquatic Adventures Student a Finalist for the Cox Conserves Heroes Award! A few years ago I met a very dynamic woman, Shara Fisler, the founder of Aquatic Adventures - an urban science education program for inner city teens. Kindred,...

Book Review: The Poetry of Environmental Education

April is a spectacular month celebrating the environment and the written word. This week we celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and Arbor Day (April 24) and we're still celebrating National Poetry Month. So, this week I am recommending a book of poems about...

Book Review: Environmental Education Books

Monday is my book review day but did you know that April is also National Poetry Month and that this is National Library Week? It is also a month dedicated Environmental Awareness because we celebrate National Environmental Education Week (April 12-18)...

Science journalism and the public understanding of science

I didn't have much to say about the results of last year's U. S. elections, except for this. After all, this is mainly a blog about science rather than politics.However, politics is never that far off stage. There has been abundant evidence since the...

Firefly Watching Time again

It's that time again. The Museum of Science (in Boston, Massachusetts) is sponsoring another year of citizen science. Everyone from everywhere is asked to keep an eye out for fireflies in their neighborhoods. Why? Many scientists think the numbers...

Wordless Wednesday: Red Buds Blooming

This is also my submission for Thematic Photographic 44 - Edible. The tiny delicate flowers, which sprout directly from the stems and branches, are edible. I tried one myself. The taste reminds me of grapeseeds. They make a nice colorful addition to...

Amino acid chirality

We've discussed the mystery of amino acid chirality – the fact that all biological amino acids on Earth seem to be left-handed. Previous discussion and background are here.In that earlier discussion we considered a hypothesis that was described last...

Reaching Urban Youth with Educational Hip-Hop

I believe in reaching learners at their own level. Use whatever tools possible to relate to them...and make it fun and memorable. Why education become synonymous with boredom. No wonder many children dread the school day.Back during election time,...

Professor Jerry O. Wolff remains found

Ten months ago I posted a memorial to a former professor of mine, Jerry O.Wolff. He was an ex-officio committee member of mine. News in the animal behavior and small rodent research circles spread quickly about his apparent suicide in the Canyonlands...

Wordless Wednesday: Concrete Jungle

Life sprouting from concrete and asphalt: Urban Wildlife Scenes All pictures taken by DNLee in St. Louis, MO (Lafayette Park and Benton Park neighborhoo...

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