Corpses are pretty darned attractive, in a sense, to certain individuals, under certain conditions,as is made clear in this study: “Evidence of cue synergism in termite corpse response behavior,” Michael D. Ulyshen and Thomas G. Shelton, Naturwissenschaften, Volume 99, Number 2, 89-93. The authors report: Subterranean termites of the genus Reticulitermes are known to build […]
Month: February 2012
Nut loosening cracked in California
What strategies are available for walnut growers to loosen their nuts? One possible method is provided by the Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center of the University of California at Davis. “A land-grant institution built to advance the human condition through improving the quality of life for all people of California, for all citizens […]
Professor Snape Conjures Conjugates
Two truths: Professor Snape is a character in Harry Potter novels. Professor Snape conjures conjugate vaccines. These are not the same Professor Snape. The second is likely sick unto death of hearing about the first. The first likely could not care less about the second. The second Professor Snape is Matthew Snape, MBBS, FRACP, FRCPCH, a […]
Groundhog oscillation and Global Change
A look back at groundhog research we published in the year 2001. The study authors were at the time in Pennsylvania: The Groundhog Oscillation: Evidence of Global Change by Andrew J. Gerrard, Christina M. Gerrard, Mark A. London, Keith A. Soldavin, Timothy J. Kane and Alan Freed There is a fierce debate about whether the earth’s climate is changing. In […]