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July 31, 2006

The Book Meme

Category: Riding the Waves

Last week, my Scibling* Janet tagged me with the Book Meme. There's also been an "old book" meme going about, sort of a do-it-yourself thing, so instead of doing separate posts, I just tacked an extra question on the end...

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More Polistes Pictures

Category: Strange Life

In my recent post on a lady beetle colony, I posted a picture of a wasp which I'd identified as Polistes dominulus. Unfortunately, the wasp didn't exactly look like the prototypical P. dominulus, as one of my commenters, Julie Stahlhut...

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Here there be dragon boats...

Category: Figments of Imagination

The drums pounded and oars stirred the water in perfect rhythm--the experience was both invigorating and calming at the same time. This weekend, the Dragon Boat races came to Sloan's Lake in Denver. Despite soaring temperatures, hundreds of metro residents...

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July 29, 2006

Off to the Dragonboat Races

Category: Figments of Imagination

If you're in the Denver area this weekend, consider checking out the Colorado Dragonboat Festival. It will run today and tomorrow at Sloan's Lake park, from 10am to 7pm. There will be food, music, shopping (my favorite) and, of course,...

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July 28, 2006

Friday Fractal XII

Category: Fractals

I thought I'd do today's fractal a little backwards. I usually begin with a fractal, then show a matching picture from nature, and explain a bit of the science behind the nature. This time, I'm going to start off with...

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July 27, 2006

Life and Death in a Lady Beetle Colony

Category: Life, evolving

I love trees, but trees covered in insects aren't usually my cup of tea. 'Till now. One of the reasons I chose my house was the giant maple tree by the front porch. The foliage provides shade and privacy in...

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July 26, 2006

Rainy Day Distractions

Category: Riding the Waves

I've been saving these for a rainy day--a game or other timesinking tidbit for each ScienceBlogs category. I originally was going to wait until a rainy weekend, but the climate hasn't favored that idea. As it is,I'm behind on other...

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July 25, 2006

New Levels of Complexity Found in DNA and Space

Category: A Grand Universe

The deeper we look, the more complex order we discover. Biologists studying DNA have discovered another pattern of code within the genetic code. This pattern may regulate the placement of nucleosomes: Biologists have suspected for years that some positions on...

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July 24, 2006

The Wasteful Dragon

Category: Lens of Fiction

What could a magnificent but arrogant dragon have to do with ecological change? Everything, perhaps, if we can be influenced by myth and metaphor. I won't be able to return to my series on urbanization for a day or two,...

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July 21, 2006

Friday Fractal XI

Category: Fractals

I never did match any of Lillybridge's photography work on my visit to the South Platte. The past seemed to be lost under layers of roadways and rails. Still, within that changed land, patterns of natural beauty still exist. Sometimes,...

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