Monthly Archives: August 2024

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Feral cats One of my neighbors here in Greeley has a line of wooden boxes behind her house that are  just visible from the street. … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog ….. Beautiful stories and ugly facts There is a quote in the literature of science that is variously attributed to Benjamin Franklin, John Tyndall or, more … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. An unexpected bird Experts rarely agree on anything, but expert bird taxonomists are amazingly consistent in stating that there are about 10,000 living species of … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Evolution and spread of avian flu Here are six critical points we talked about last week: Viruses are small and very simple in structure. They … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. Viruses and the Birth of the Avian Flu Viruses are very small. They are typically between 10 and 300 nanometers in size. Very few of … Continue reading →