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The sun breaks water in the atmosphere down into hydrogen and oxygen. Image: US DOE
Natural Selections: Did a dinosaur drink my water?
Paul Smiths, NY, Sep 27, 2012 — In an earlier conversation on the natural world, Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager talked about the longevity of atoms, and how atoms within our body may have once been in the bodies of dinosaurs. But the question remains, is that true of water? How old is it, really? Go to full article
Sculpture of "Champy" on the Burlington waterfront. Photo: Don Shall, CC some rights reserved
Natural Selections: Lake monsters
Paul Smiths, NY, Sep 20, 2012 — Dr. Curt Stager is back from a conference in Scotland where one of the topics was the possibility of lake monsters such as the famous denizen of Loch Ness, or Lake Champlain's Champy. Could the commonly reportedly long-necked monsters be plesiosaurs, left over from the Jurassic era? Probably not. Go to full article
Striped skunks. Photo: Tomfriedel, CC some rights reserved
Natural Selections: Skunks
Paul Smiths, NY, Sep 13, 2012 — This nocturnal nuisance can spray its cruel brew about as far as it can see: Ten feet. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager get down to the basics: "How do you get rid of the skunk under the porch? Go to full article
Sequoias can top 300 feet. Photo: henryalien, CC some rights reserved
Natural Selections: Tree growth
Paul Smiths, NY, Sep 06, 2012 — Trees may live for hundreds, thousands of years, but there are limits on their growth. Trees can only move so much water, and only to a certain height. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss the hydrology of trees. Go to full article
Buckwheat. Photo: David-O, CC some rights reserved
Natural Selections: Buckwheat, the un-wheat
Paul Smiths, NY, Aug 30, 2012 — We use buckwheat flour for many of the same purposes as wheat flour, but the plants they originate from are not even closely related. And that's a good thing for people who suffer from gluten allergies. Go to full article
Adult hover fly. Photo: Malcolm Tattersall cc, some rights reserved
Natural Selections: Hover Flies
Paul Smiths, NY, Aug 23, 2012 — A common invasive species, the hover fly, or drone fly, looks remarkably like a honeybee. But in its youth, it carries the loathsome monicker "rat-tailed maggot". Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager discuss Batesian mimicry: innocuous creatures who imitate more dangerous species. Go to full article
Natural Selections: New mountains, old rocks
Long Lake, NY, Aug 16, 2012 — The Adirondacks may be "new," but the rock is a billion years old, pushed up through the newer rock of the Champlain region. Mixed in, the remains of even older rock can be found in pockets and veins--blue calcite laid down by warm oceans before the evolution of coral. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager get geological. Go to full article
Red-backed salamander. Photo: Norman Walsh, cc some rights reserved
Natural Selections: Red-backed Salamanders
Paul Smiths, NY, Aug 09, 2012 — This northern forest species is so common that its biomass would outweigh all the large mammals and birds in its habitat combined. Martha Foley and Dr. Curt Stager look at forest amphibians. Go to full article
Red blond male guppy. Photo: Ian Langworth, cc some rights reserved
Natural Selections: Guppies, Bright and Drab
Paul Smiths, NY, Aug 02, 2012 — If male guppies use bright colors to attract mates, why are there still lots of drab guppies? Bright colors may attract the attention of more than just potential mates. Dr. Curt Stager and Martha Foley discuss the upside and downside of male flash. Go to full article
Hamster at day job. Photo: Sualk61 via Flickr, some rights reserved
Natural Selections: Hamsters
Paul Smiths, NY, Jul 19, 2012 — All the pet hamsters in the world derive from a small wild population collected in Syria in the 1930s. Martha Foley and Curt Stager talk about hamsters, in the wild and working the wheel. Go to full article
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