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A new toy for Troy 3 Jul 2013 | 05:33 am
My friend Don has given me a microscope! He salvaged it from his work where they were apparently just going to throw it away. It’s a bit old but still serviceable and a quantum leap above the even old...
The evolution of feathers in about 3 and a half minutes 4 May 2013 | 08:25 am
By Carl Zimmer: [Hat tip to Brian Switek.] Filed under: Comparative anatomy, Evolution, Natural History, Natural selection, Paleontology, Science education, Zoology Tagged: aves, birds, Carl Zimmer, d...
The Carnival of Evolution #59 is up! 3 May 2013 | 08:27 am
Yes, the Carnival of Evolution LIX is up and waiting for your visit from wherever in the nigh on infinite reaches of time/space you might happen to be reading this from. This month it is being hosted ...
Random Eohippus graphic 20 Apr 2013 | 08:25 am
Don’t ask me… Filed under: Humor, Paleontology Tagged: Eohippus, Equus, horse, Hyracotherium
Recent critter encounters 14 Apr 2013 | 08:40 am
As I continue to try and adapt to having a significantly longer commute to work, settle into our rental house, and generally try to get my crap together, here are some pictures of some critters I’ve e...
Creationist ‘champion’ Dr. Duane Gish has died 7 Mar 2013 | 10:16 am
Young Earth creationist Dr. Duane T. Gish died yesterday (March 5th) at the age of 91 or 92 [depending on which birth date on Wikipedia is correct. I e-mailed ICR for a clarification]. Dr. Gish, a bio...
Fossil Rock Anthem 28 Jan 2013 | 05:26 am
A little bit of musical paleo fun (hat tip to Mr. Weitzenhoffer): For those unfamiliar the video for the original “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO can be found here. Filed under: Geology, Humor, Paleont...
Happy Halloween!!! 31 Oct 2012 | 12:56 pm
A Happy Halloween to one and all! Kathy and I are moved into our new (rented) home but still surrounded by boxes, some of which still contain much of my library. Hopefully it won’t be too long before ...
Avast Ye Scurvy Bilge Rats! 19 Sep 2012 | 04:12 pm
A merry Talk Like a Pirate Day to ye! May yer seas be calm, yer rum flow freely and yer booty be bountiful! [Aye, still among the living I be and meaning to sail back into blogging waters as soon as f...
Goodbye Neil… 26 Aug 2012 | 02:34 pm
One of my earliest memories is from the day after my fourth birthday in July of 1969. It is just flashes of my parents being very excited about something and images of a large rocket on a TV, it was, ...
