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grrlscientist | June 19, 2009tags: BBC America, natural history, nature programming, television, entertainment, education, streaming video
I just wanted to let you all know that every one of you with a television is the subject of my enduring envy because I just learned from Nicole Wetzold that my favorite radio news and television programming source has done it again: BBC is now bringing all of its natural history content together under one brand, BBC Earth. This programming is available in the United States on BBC America. As a taste of what to expect, here is a video they sent me to share with you. It is a tiny bit of…
pontiff | June 19, 2009
Ant 1: Protect the queen!
Ant 2: Which one's the queen?
Ant 3: I'm the queen!
Ant 1: No you're not!
Homer: Nooo! [his head smashed the colony, and the ants float free]
Ant 1: Freedom! Horrible, horrible freedom!
Buzz: You fool! Now we may never know if ants can be trained to sort tiny screws in space.
grrlscientist | June 18, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Lincoln Center, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Purple Heart, also known as the Purple Queen, Tradescantia pallida.
Photographed in Manhattan's Lincoln Center
in a planter in the middle of Broadway.
Image: GrrlScientist, 16 June 2009 [larger view].
I have a tactile memory of this plant, but I cannot recall the species. Can you identify this species of flowering plant?
Purple Heart, also known as the Purple Queen, Tradescantia pallida (also known by Setcreasea purpurea or Setcreasea pallida due to the still poorly known nature of this plant), is…
grrlscientist | June 17, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Lincoln Center, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Giant Marigold, Tagetes hybrid.
Photographed in Manhattan's Lincoln Center
in a planter in the middle of Broadway.
Image: GrrlScientist, 16 June 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 15, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Dahlia.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
near the corner of West 81st street and Central Park West.
Image: GrrlScientist, 11 June 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 11, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Dahlia, Dahlia hybrid.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
near the corner of West 81st street and Central Park West.
Image: GrrlScientist, 11 June 2009 [larger view].
The Dahlia comprise 36 species within a genus of bushy, tuberous, perennial plants native to Mexico, Central America, and Colombia. Dahlia hybrids are commonly grown as garden plants, including the flower you see here. The Aztecs gathered and cultivated the dahlia for food, ceremony, and for decoration, and the long woody stem of one variety…
grrlscientist | June 11, 2009tags: TEDTalks, ornithology, dodo bird, Adam Savage, streaming video
A unique ecosystem of plants, birds and monkeys thrives in the treetops of the rainforest. Nalini Nadkarni explores these canopy worlds -- and shares her findings with the world below, through dance, art and bold partnerships [18:15]
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on…
grrlscientist | June 10, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Red rose bud, Rosa species.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
near the corner West 83rd street and Amsterdam.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
Roses originate in Central Asia. The rose has long been valued by people. For example, it was considered the "Flower of the Kings" by the Chinese. The Romans used the fragrant rose petals to produce perfume and as a symbol of luxury. Today, a red rose is typically considered a symbol of love and romance.
grrlscientist | June 9, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Pansy, Viola hybrid, giant white cultivar.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 8, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Pansy, Viola hybrid, giant yellow cultivar.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 7, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Yellow Marigold, Tagetes patula, although this is likely a hybrid.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 6, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Pansy, Viola hybrid, giant blue cultivar.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 6, 2009tags: Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] female Northern Harrier, Circus cyaneus, photographed on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands in South Dakota. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Terry Sohl, 26 November 2008 [larger view]
Photo taken with a Canon 50D, 400 5.6L.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
Review all mystery birds to date.
grrlscientist | June 5, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Pansy, Viola hybrid, red cultivar.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 4, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Pansy, Viola hybrid, giant white cultivar.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 3, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Pansy, Viola x wittrockiana, Dutch Blue cultivar.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 2, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Wildflowers (well, sorta).
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
grrlscientist | June 1, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Pansy, Viola hybrid, pale yellow cultivar.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].
These pansies are actually a very delicate pale yellow color, but unfortunately, my digital camera was unable to capture this color, so they appear to be cream colored, instead.
pontiff | June 1, 2009What in the world is a review for Star Trek doing in Nature Physics? (Thank to reader W for pointing this out.) I mean, at least the review of Angels and Demons has references to physics, but the review of Star Trek, is, well, just a review of Star Trek with no reference physics or science or, well, anything that I could see the audience of Nature Physics relating to.
I'm not saying I don't appreciate the review, or the book/art section of Nature Physics, but doesn't this seem a bit out of place. It is too bad, indeed, because the movie does contain time travel, and as Cosmic Sean…
grrlscientist | May 31, 2009tags: NYC, Upper West Side, Manhattan, flowers, nature, image of the day
Yellow flowers.
Photographed on Manhattan's Upper West Side
on West 83rd street, across from the post office.
Image: GrrlScientist, 27 May 2009 [larger view].