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(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Why do we eat meat? The “meat” I am talking about here is “red meat.” Meat derived from cows or pigs or wild game like … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog … More on Avian flu In the early months of the SARS-CoV2 pandemic, the exact mechanism of virus transmission was not known. Did you pick up … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog ….Lead Part 2 (Continuing our discussion of lead in the environment ….) Glazes on dishes and dinnerware are another possible source of lead exposure. Dishes made … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. Lead Part 1 A number of years ago, before we had moved from Western Pennsylvania, Deborah and I were over at a friend’s house on … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. Thinking About Earthworms This may be the first “Sign of Spring” blog, but it’s still winter here in Northern Colorado. The soils here are still … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. More on Wolves Part 2 We were talking about the wolves of Yellowstone in our previous blog. These wolves and their influence on the Yellowstone … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. More on Wolves Part 1 Over the past year I have written a couple of blogs and a set of updated emails about the gray … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog … Avian Flu is All Around Us Avian flu (also called “bird flu”) is a disease caused by the H5N1 virus. This virus evolved into a … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to listen to an audio version of this blog …. Acrylamides and Breakfast When I make my breakfast in the morning, I invariably have either some toasted wheat bread or a toasted bagel. That toasted … Continue reading →

(Click on the following link to lsten to an audio version of this blog … House Cat Day 2025 Twelve years ago I wrote about Groundhog Day and suggested that we change this early February day-of-prediction to focus not on … Continue reading →