Discovering Dino Diveristy
What do you think of when you hear "tyrannosaur"? I bet you thought of T-Rex. But did you know that there are over twenty-five species of tyrannosaur species, big and small, spanning millions of years? Before I visited the exhibition Tyrannosaurs: Meet The Family, I didn't know that either.
Figures Revealed
The film Hidden Figures follows the stories of three African-American women critical to the American space race. While the movie didn't win any Oscars, despite three nominations, it did a phenomenal job at the box office. Movies like this can have a profound impact on helping people of color relate to scientists and find a point where science is personally relevant.
To save a rhinoceros...
The quote may seem random, but on some calendars, May 1st is Save the Rhino Day.
Heatmiser's coming to town...actually it's El Niño
"I'm Mister 'Green Christmas'. I'm Mister 'Sun'." (Credit: Rankin and Bass Productions)
I was out and about yesterday and my goodness it was warm. It got me thinking of having a 'Green Christmas' rather than a 'White Christmas' and that inevitably made me think of Heatmiser from Rankin and Bass' stop-motion Christmas Special "The Year without a Santa Claus".
Precarious Ecological Moment
Image Credit: Public Domain Image from- A monograph of the Hirundinidae: or family of...