by David Brooks | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog
I have just registered Granite Geek as a trade name with the New Hampshire Secretary of State, something I’ve been meaning to do for years. It cost fifty bucks, but now I’m official owner of the name “Granite Geek Media Properties.” Woo-hoo!...
by David Brooks | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog
NASA has released new satellite data detailing sea-level rise, which is partly caused by warming oceans (water expands as temperature rises) and partly by melting glaciers or polar ice pack. The general message is that the increase is happening at the upper end of...
by David Brooks | Aug 26, 2015 | Blog
Nature has an excellent, detailed article (read it here) about what appears to be a growing global problem with tick-born illnesses. It’s not just Lyme disease and not just New England. One possible cause, says the article, is mice: Mice, like deer, flourish in...
by David Brooks | Aug 26, 2015 | Blog
By Lori Wright, UNH News Service: Among birds, the line between species is often blurry. Some closely related species interbreed where their ranges overlap, producing hybrid offspring that can backcross with either parent species, until a whole population of...
by David Brooks | Aug 25, 2015 | Blog
Science on Tap, the monthly science cafe in Manchester run by the SEE Science Museum, is moving. Its Sept. 8 session, titled “Humans and Space: Is Mars in the Future?” will be at the Foundry Restaurant, 50 Commercial St. Panelists are: Chris Carberry: the...
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