The Georgia Museum of Natural History has been sponsoring a monthly series of "Turtle Pond Talks" on the first Monday of each month. These are aimed at a general audience and are now being offered as live Zoom virtual meetings. The next talk is Monday, January 11 at 10am. The Zoom information to participate is available here. The speaker this month is Dr. Jim Hamrick, professor emeritus at UGA (Plant Biology). His talk is "What Makes a Tree a Tree." His research has been on southeastern as well as tropical plants. This is a chance to hear the real deal!!
DNA "barcoding" reveals more hidden species, sometimes a lot more.
The evolution of sleep: 700 million years of melatonin.
Few of us have been to New Zealand, but, if you manage to visit, here is a sight you might want to see. These "glowworms" hang from the ceiling of caves and attract their prey with blue light.
A little closer to home, in northwest Alabama, there is a similar light display by relatives of the New Zealand insects. It's in Dismals Canyon. More information about the insects and tours is available here.
Jellyfish swim by creating an invisible "wall" of water and then pushing against it.
Will global warming make animals darker-or lighter?
Dismay greets end of U.S. effort to curb devastating forest pest.
Unexpected gorilla snacking behaviors make scientists question what we know about early humans. Gorillas' eating habits don't match their tooth specializations, raising questions about determining early human diets from fossil records.
DNA "barcoding" reveals more hidden species, sometimes a lot more.
The evolution of sleep: 700 million years of melatonin.
Few of us have been to New Zealand, but, if you manage to visit, here is a sight you might want to see. These "glowworms" hang from the ceiling of caves and attract their prey with blue light.
A little closer to home, in northwest Alabama, there is a similar light display by relatives of the New Zealand insects. It's in Dismals Canyon. More information about the insects and tours is available here.
Jellyfish swim by creating an invisible "wall" of water and then pushing against it.
Will global warming make animals darker-or lighter?
Dismay greets end of U.S. effort to curb devastating forest pest.
Unexpected gorilla snacking behaviors make scientists question what we know about early humans. Gorillas' eating habits don't match their tooth specializations, raising questions about determining early human diets from fossil records.
Rising temperatures are altering the sex ratio of sea turtles. Researchers are exploring one possible fix.
I do a lot of random browsing on the internet - it's fun to suddenly stumble across something that is totally unknown (to me, anyway). This blog post is one such example. It has two terms that were new to me: xerochastic and hygrochastic. Are you curious? Go ahead. One click will satisfy your quest for knowledge.
"Murder Hornets" were in the news this year and people were anxious about them becoming the next terror insect. Here's a video showing one approach to dealing with unwanted hornet nests.
That's all for this week.
I do a lot of random browsing on the internet - it's fun to suddenly stumble across something that is totally unknown (to me, anyway). This blog post is one such example. It has two terms that were new to me: xerochastic and hygrochastic. Are you curious? Go ahead. One click will satisfy your quest for knowledge.
"Murder Hornets" were in the news this year and people were anxious about them becoming the next terror insect. Here's a video showing one approach to dealing with unwanted hornet nests.
That's all for this week.
