Birds of a feather hybridize together, says UNH

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...

Science on Tap is moving to a different tap

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...
Linux turns 24

Linux turns 24

On Aug. 25, 1991, Linus Torvalds first announced Linux. Penguins have never been the same since. I got the above license plate when doing one of many stories I have written about Jon “maddog” Hall of Amherst, NH. (No commentary on any presidential...
A lovely morning to collect water samples in the river

A lovely morning to collect water samples in the river

For about a decade I or other members of my family have been collecting water samples in the Souhegan River every two weeks in the summer. They’re used for tests of dissolve oxygen and bacteria in a program overseen by the Souhegan Watershed Association. The...

Welcome, or welcome back

Welcome, Concord Monitor readers surprised by the appearance of this venerable blog, and welcome back Granitegeek.org readers who are scratching their heads and wondering what the heck is going on. Here’s what is going on: I have moved. I spent 28 years as a...

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