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Life, According to Mary Shelley
Weather can have profound effects upon history. In 1815, the largest volcanic eruption ever recorded occurred on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia. It wiped away all life on the island and sent enormous plumes of sulfur into the atmosphere. … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Essays, History, Origin of life
Tagged biology, history, life, Science
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Of cicadas, mayflies, and naiads
A few days ago, I opened the front door to pick up the newspaper and was greeted by a large, bulky insect, a cicada, perched on the threshold and facing the door as if it were waiting for someone to … Continue reading
The whites of our eyes
The CGI special effects in the new Planet of the Apes movie are impressive, especially all the work that was done to make “Caesar” – the leader of the rebellious apes - look so real. I recently read a blog post by science writer Faye Flam for the … Continue reading
The Alien from Mono Lake
Mono Lake (image from Wikipedia Commons) One of my favorite science fiction movies is Contact, the Robert Zemeckis vehicle that spent some twenty years in developmental hell before finally being released in 1997. Based on an idea from Carl Sagan (who … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, Essays, Origin of life
Tagged aliens, arsenic, astronomy, bacteria, biology, extraterrestrial, life, phosphorus, Science, space
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