Photo of the Day #840: Red eft
Category: Amphibians
A red eft (Notophthalmus viridescens), photographed near High Point, New Jersey...
Posted by Brian Switek at 8:58 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Laelaps
Musings on evolution, the fossil record, and our place in nature
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Laelaps is the blog of freelance science writer Brian Switek. This blog frequently features his musings on paleontology, evolution, and the history of science. Switek also blogs for Smithsonian magazine's Dinosaur Tracking, and he is a research associate at the New Jersey State Museum.
Switek's first book, Written in Stone, will be published on November 1, 2010 by Bellevue Literary Press.
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Photo of the Day #839: Snow leopard
Category: Cats
A snow leopard (Panthera uncia), photographed at the Bronx Zoo....
Posted by Brian Switek at 9:24 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 29, 2010
The Bronx Zoo Welcomes New Bear Cubs
Category: Mammals
The WCS-run Bronx Zoo welcomed four new additions this week; a trio of brown bear cubs from Alaska and an adolescent bear from Montana. All were rescued after their mothers had been killed for becoming too habituated to humans....
Posted by Brian Switek at 3:47 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Photo of the Day #838: Bison
Category: Mammals
Part of a bison herd (Bison bison) walking down the road. Photographed in Yellowstone National Park....
Posted by Brian Switek at 6:39 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 28, 2010
Evo. Anthro. Study Suggests You Might Be Running Wrong
Category: Anthropology
"The Barefoot Professor", a behind-the-scenes look at the new Nature paper. Humans that had to escape from saber-toothed cats, giant hyenas, and charging mammoths did not wear Nike or Adidas sneakers. They ran barefoot, but don't feel too bad...
Posted by Brian Switek at 4:18 PM • 19 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Photo of the Day #837: Calf
Category: Mammals
A calf (Bos primigenius taurus), photographed in suburban New Jersey....
Posted by Brian Switek at 5:38 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 27, 2010
When writing a pop-sci book, your editor is your friend
Category: Books
A few weeks ago the first packet of edits for Written in Stone was slipped under my door. I did not know exactly what to expect. As I opened the mailing sleeve I started having flashbacks of returned elementary...
Posted by Brian Switek at 1:05 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Photo of the Day #836: Osprey
Category: Birds
An osprey (Pandion haliaetus), photographed in Yellowstone National Park....
Posted by Brian Switek at 5:37 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
January 26, 2010
Movie Review: Creation
Category: History of Science
So many books, articles, and documentary films have been produced about the life of Charles Darwin that it is difficult to keep track of all the Darwiniana, but the recently-released feature film Creation is something special. It is not...
Posted by Brian Switek at 6:16 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Photo of the Day #835: Elk
Category: Mammals
A pregnant female elk (Cervus canadensis), photographed in Yellowstone National Park....
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