by David Brooks | Jun 10, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
Geeks like clever vanity license plates – e.g., FEATURE on an original Volkswagen Beetle – and while you can’t exactly call FUCKU “clever”, many find it amusing that this plate and similar swearing-filled plates are allowed in Maine. Not,...
by David Brooks | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
I’m familiar with the idea of assisted migration for trees to help them survive climate change – generally, planting them further north because the populations can’t naturally migrate fast enough to avoid the altering climate. I’ve never heard...
by David Brooks | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog
People will be going to the beach early Thursday morning – very early Thursday morning – and not just to beat the heat. When the sun rises at 5:06 a.m. that day, it will be partly blocked by the moon, creating an annular eclipse. For the next hour, if the weather...
by David Brooks | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
A little over 700 million years ago, our ancestors were presented with a choice: Do you want to be immortal or do you want to be able to see, smell and hear stuff? The simple creatures that eventually evolved into us wanted to enjoy sensory input rather than never...
by David Brooks | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog, Newsletter
A UNH researcher has discovered the longest travel distance ever recorded by an adult male white-tailed deer — 300 kilometers, or about 200 miles, in just three weeks. The study, led by assistant professor of wildlife ecology Remington Moll and published in the...
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