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Climate in the Past 20,000 Years
The question is not whether human activities have altered the planet’s climate. The map below, gives a pretty decent interpretation of how wintry the planet looked 20,000 years ago – and glancing at my own little part of Montana shows a spot much less suitable for agriculture or gardening. In high school, I heard of…
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The Squalus Rescue
Watching the commentary on OceanGate’s submersible Titan brought back stories my father told. He had spent time as a diver during WWII and later – just how that fit in with his role as a Warrant Officer and Chief Boatswain never was quite clear to me, but damage control was his long suit. One of…
Watching for the Coming Fawns
There’s a solitary yearling hanging around the house – and given the season, I figure she hasn’t lost her mother to predator or automobile encounters. I figure this forlorn, solitary little deer is my first sign that fawns will be on the ground soon. In the next couple of weeks, the majority of the 2023…
Can we train taste buds- Monica Dus
Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste Monica Dus, University of Michigan Have you ever wondered why only hummingbirds sip nectar from feeders? Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions necessary to detect sugar molecules. Like…
When Henry Plummer Ran Montana’s Justice System
On May 24, 1863, the citizenry of Bannack elected Henry Plummer as their sheriff. Henry was personable, had an excellent presentation of self, and was experienced in law enforcement. He had been elected sheriff in Nevada City, California, in 1856. The next year he was convicted of second degree murder, for killing an unarmed man…
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other. -Benjamin Franklin
Tradeoffs of Single Use Plastic
In hospital settings, many things are used and discarded. Linens are generally washed, but the syringe we fed my baby from, once, is discarded. Gloves? Discarded, often. There’s a movement to shift away from single-use plastics, indeed, single-use items in general. It’s intuitive. If we don’t just use things once and throw them away, of…
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