Category Archives: Biology

What Do YOUR Teeth Look Like?

I’ve seen a TON of these in Lake Champlain, but I’ve never managed to get a hook in one. I’ve given more than a few pat-pats while swimming, they’re pretty low-key fish. They don’t much care for being petted, but … Continue reading

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“North Pond Hermit” Captured

I’m not from this part of Maine, so I hadn’t heard the legends, but WOW what an interesting story: Christopher Knight went into the central Maine wilderness 27 years ago. Maine Warden Service Sgt. Terry Hughes and Maine State Police … Continue reading

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Hungry? Pass the Rodent!

Interesting article on a traditional food that’s showing up in the US: You may best know the guinea pig as a nervous little pet that lives in a cage and eats alfalfa pellets. Now, the rodents are increasingly showing up … Continue reading

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EPA Keeping Us Safe!

By Releasing personal information on small farmers to Environmentalist Groups. The Environmental Protection Agency acknowledged Tuesday that it released personal information on potentially thousands of farmers and ranchers to environmental groups, following concerns from congressional Republicans and agriculture groups that … Continue reading

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Bear Defense, In Massachusetts

This is an interesting story, and why we need to fight against gun control: Richard Ahlstrand, of Auburn, Massachusetts, faces criminal charges after encountering a bear in his back yard and shooting the damned thing to avoid being mauled or … Continue reading

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Morning Fish

This guy is cool! The ocellated icefish (Chionodraco rastrospinosus) has gin-clear blood. And it has no scales. And it lives nowhere but the inky depths down to 3,200 feet (1 kilometer) in the icy waters off Antarctica. Other than that, … Continue reading

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Ferret Fun!

Man, I wouldn’t want to clean the mess, but that is HILARIOUS! Love how they bounce. Oh and this is another fun thing that is ILLEGAL in CALIFORNIA!!!

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Rude Awakening

Mrs. Weer’d woke me up last night because she thought somebody was crying for help. I was hearing it in my sleep so I had an idea what it was sounding like, also we’d been through this before one night … Continue reading

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Biological Computers

This is just neat! The transistor revolutionized electronics and computing. Now, researchers have made a biological transistor from DNA that could be used to create living computers. A transistor is a device that controls the flow of electrons in an … Continue reading

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Are We Having Fun Yet?

Grahh, Went home for Easter weekend and the Mrs and I picked up a two-pack of colds. For me, Monday off was all I needed to perk back up, she’s having a worse a time of it. That goes double … Continue reading

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