by David Brooks | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog
A University of Vermont researcher is among those who has found a malaria parasite infecting white-tailed deer in New England. She had discovered a malaria parasite, Plasmodium odocoilei–that infects white-tailed deer. It’s the first-ever malaria parasite...
by David Brooks | Feb 22, 2016 | Blog
A couple of weeks ago I visited Swenson Granite quarry in Concord, and the story ran Sunday. My photos are with it, and if I say so myself they’re pretty good – which just goes to show that with a decent camera and lens (thanks, Monitor photo staff!) and...
by David Brooks | Feb 21, 2016 | Economy-Business, None
The following federal patents were assigned recently to companies or individuals in New Hampshire. DEKA Products of Manchester has been assigned an ornamental design patent (D749,206) developed by five co-inventors for an ornamental design for an “apparatus to control...
by David Brooks | Feb 19, 2016 | Blog
You may not realize it but the mantles on gas camping laterns – fabric-like items that glow incredibly brightly with a relatively small amount of fuel – are radioactive. They contain thorium, enough to the point that there are warning labels on these...
by David Brooks | Feb 19, 2016 | Blog
Ranking the 50 states according to this-or-that criteria is always fun, even if clicks-seeking websites have turned it into a joke. Here’s today’s fun ranking: Which states get the most sleep, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The caveat, as is...
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