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Welcome, Not Exactly Rocket Science!

By ejohnson on February 29, 2008.

It's a boy! It's a girl! It's...Not Exactly Rocket Science! Yes, the latest addition to our happy ScienceBlogs family is here, and we couldn't be more excited (well, unless someone sent balloons...)
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Not Exactly Rocket Science is the blog of Ed Yong, a freelance science writer living across the pond. He writes solely from primary research papers in a pointedly jargon-free fashion. In its pre-ScienceBlogs incarnation, Not Exactly Rocket Science featured stories covering news in animal behavior, evolution, psychology, the environment and other topics; since joining us, Ed seems to be favoring the critters, like the cute but invasive brown rat below:

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He promises a similarly diverse smattering of topics for the future. We look forward to seeing what he brings us!

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