Hedwig Pöllöläinen
grrlscientist
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March 13, 2007
This streaming video shows the fun that one can have with a gas, sulfur hexafluoride.
March 12, 2007
Emma (Wedgwood) Darwin, who was Darwin's cousin and wife, kept a diary from the time she was 16 years old, throughout her marriage and until the last year of her life. These 60 pocket books have events recorded in them such as appointments, family visits and illnesses. Previously acessible only to…
March 12, 2007
Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was found drunk and naked apart from bondage gear.
Reports say he was able to identify himself to police only after a rubber ball had been removed from his mouth.
How. Incredibly. Embarassing.
Cited story.
March 12, 2007
What is it about girl scout cookies that can transform an otherwise mundane day into something extraordinary? Is it their seasonal character, like bird migration .. the fact that, like unusual bird sightings, I cannot have them anytime I want them? But what makes them so perfect in every way? For…
March 12, 2007
The photographer writes; On the same dive as I took the picture of the mullet (yesterday's image of the day), I took this one under the Port Noarlunga jetty. I came across this little character (length about 100-120mm and the siphons about 25mm diameter). I guess it is related to sea squirts/…
March 12, 2007
Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula.
Image appears here with the kind permission of the photographer, Pamela Wells.
Birds in Science
People have long wondered how cowbirds can get away with leaving their eggs in the nests of other species, who then raise the baby cowbirds. Why don't the hosts just…
March 12, 2007
According to this streaming video, what the iRack needs is .. more things.
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tags: streaming video, satire, humor, politics
March 11, 2007
The tundra is is a special habitat where tree growth is inhibited by low temperatures and a short growing season. In the Arctic, the tundra is dominated by permafrost, a layer of permanently frozen subsoil, so the only vegetation that grows under such conditions are grasses, mosses and lichens.…
March 11, 2007
A policeman found an abandoned rental truck -- its engine still warm -- sitting by the side of the road, the back stuffed with plastic-wrapped bundles of marijuana.
"Somebody's going be in some major trouble for walking away and leaving that quantity sitting on the side of the freeway," said Sgt…
March 11, 2007
Taken while diving at port Noarlunga, Australia.
There are at least three species of fish known as "red mullet" in Australia This one is Upeneus tragula.
Image: stephenk at internode dot on dot net.
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share…
March 11, 2007
According to a recently leaked memorandum, the Bush Administration is once again up to their dirty tricks; they are trying to gag government scientists by demanding they not to talk about polar bears, sea ice and climate change during official overseas trips.
Despite all this clumsy politicking,…
March 11, 2007
This streaming video shows how much difference one word can make to this nation.
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tags: streaming video, humor, politics
March 10, 2007
Sphingid moth, October 2006-- can anyone name the species?
The photographer writes; This hawk moth appeared in my breezeway last month. Fortunately I blew it off its perch, which caused it to open its wings to expose the cinnamon coloration otherwise hidden. I don't have a species name yet. I did…
March 10, 2007
These streaming videos show how monarch butterflies mate. I know at least one of you will appreciate this.
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March 9, 2007
Scientists believe they have figured out how and why the human pubic louse, right, and the gorilla louse, left, diverged 3.3 million years ago.
Unlike most other primates, which play host to only one species of louse, humans provide a home to three species of lice. Even more interesting, the…
March 9, 2007
Sunrise behind Sylvain's house.
Image: Sylvain Duford.
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the grandeur of the natural world and that there is a…
March 9, 2007
So far, I have 13 submissions for the upcoming issue of Tangled Bank, so obviously I am seeking more. I know you all are having fun with PZ's birthday, but don't forget about our blog carnival!
March 9, 2007
Scooter Libby is a "straight arrow" -- who also happens to be a convicted felon.
tags: streaming video, Scooter Libby, politics
March 9, 2007
This streaming video (below the fold) boldly declares that you ain't no monkey's great grandson, by Ron Zimmerman.
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tags: streaming video, evolution, creationism
March 9, 2007
These are the birthday wishes for PZ, indexed in the order I received them;
Dan Rhoades made a cephalopod cartoon
GrrlScientist sends a scientific paper
Sean Carrol read PZ's horrorscope
John Wilkins published a song
Richard Dawkins wrote a poem
Afarensis with the state invertebrate of Missouri…
March 8, 2007
The 44th edition of I and the Bird is now available for your reading pleasure! Besides contributing a piece of my own, I also sent in a link written by one of my birding pals in Seattle who doesn't (yet) have a blog of his own; How to Identify the Peterson First Edition.
March 8, 2007
GrrlScientist Note: Tomorrow is PZ's birthday so I thought I would share this paper with him and all of you, just as a reminder of the time when he ranted about his family cat's bad behavior. I think Midnight's bad manners are the result of PZ's beard. Don't believe me? Here's proof!
Feline…
March 8, 2007
Have you noticed how you tend to remember things better after you've figured them out for yourself rather than listening to someone else's explanation? Well, this phenomenon is typical for toddlers, too.
According to a study published today, toddlers have an easier time learning new words when…
March 8, 2007
Eclipsed Moon and Stars.
This dramatic image features a dark red Moon during a total lunar eclipse -- celestial shadow play enjoyed by many denizens of planet Earth last Saturday. Recorded near Wildon, Austria, the picture is a composite of two exposures; a relatively short exposure to feature…
March 8, 2007
A colossal squid, a 33-foot-long adult male weighing half a ton, was captured recently in the Antarctic Ocean. Because International law requires that anything caught in Antarctic waters must be taken onboard and documented to guard against overfishing, the captain had no choice: haul it aboard.…
March 7, 2007
tags: large-billed reed-warbler, birds
Large-billed Reed-warbler, Acrocephalus orinus: the world's most mysterious bird.
Image: Philip Round/The Wetland Trust.
More elusive than even the Ivory-billed woodpecker, a large-billed reed-warbler has been rediscovered at a wastewater treatment plant…
March 7, 2007
A hover fly on a daisy.
Image: Sylvain Duford.
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the grandeur of the natural world and that there is a world out…