I'm posting a short follow-up to a story about huddling penguins that I wrote about a few weeks ago (Heat-sharing Huddling Penguins - A Benefit to Selfish Behavior?). Â I was pointed to a really fascinating set of videos that show emperor penguins in the process of forming huddles. Â You can see these videos embedded in... Continue Reading →
Everyone has encountered a T. rex in books, movies or museums.  Besides its size and menacing jaws one of the most striking features of a T. rex is its diminutive arms.  So why were the arms of T. rex so short?  There have been many hypotheses including: 1) they had no use and... Continue Reading →
After the Mars Science Laboratory, otherwise known as the Curiosity rover, dropped down the rabbit hole and safely landed on the surface of Mars there was much ado about the first images and hints at a watery past. Â Since then the rover has left the public eye but the rover has been no slouch,... Continue Reading →
To say that the Universe is a big place would be a huge understatement. Â It is difficult to fathom just how big it is. Â When we hear that there are an estimated 10 sextillion to 1 septillion stars in the Universe we have few reference points to compare to those numbers. A number followed by... Continue Reading →
Naturalis Historia 