A peer-reviewed paper about a fossil discovery made right down the highway from where I live has just been published in Science Magazine.

The discovery was made in 2016 by scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) ...

The $68,000 Fish is an excellent read in Harper's Magazine about the past and current state of the salmon population in the Pacific Northwest.

Much of the story describes the various means by which the economic and political interests of man ...

This is a small album I put together for my sister in-law Barbara's memorial service. Barbara was the very definition of a "good person". She is missed by us all.

You will notice that for a few images with very long captions - many people - the image is too small to view. I have provided those images toward the back of the album, along with the captions. I apologize in advance to anyone whose name I omitted or got wrong.

Click on the full-screen icon in the center to expand the screen - you can read the captions more clearly.

Here is a link to download a .pdf version of the album.

This essay from Aeon via Pocket is a very interesting take on the ramifications of the discovery of microscope life from the 16th century to present day.

The opening paragraph ...

This story addresses the growing realization among farmers that the environment is changing. They may not yet be willing to attribute those changes to global warming but they are starting to understand that they need to adapt.

From the story ...

No, "pwned" is not a typo (see below). This article from Gizmodo is entitled, "Why 'ji32k7au4a83' Is a Remarkably Common Password". The image below provides a clue.

Source: Gizmodo

In the course of explaining 'ji32k7au4a83' ...

This is a very well-done website presenting an archaeological find in Prittlewell, Essex, England. From the website: "Archaeologists discovered an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon princely burial in Prittlewell in 2003, but many of its secrets remained hidden, only to be revealed as experts began their painstaking research."

Source: Prittlewell Princely Burial

This article in The Atlantic confirms what I already suspected: the deck is stacked against us when it comes to human/dog interactions.

Source: The Atlantic

With regard to the evolutionary characteristic described in this article ...