How’s this for hard breaking news: Nemo’s friends are in trouble. Today, Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post reported on a new study by scientists at Simon Fraser University and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature on the status of creatures featured in the 2003 animated Disney film Finding Nemo. Nemo of course is the young clownfish snatched from his coral reef home … Continue reading More Nemo news
Here’s a new twist on some previous work: Last year I published commentary in Blue Ridge Press alerting readers to the alarming reality of the animated film Finding Nemo. Reality you say? Well, at least part of it is – the part about a clownfish from a tropical reef ending up in a dentist’s office aquarium is actually an everyday occurrence. Every year tens of … Continue reading Killing Nemo video
The snow in the Chic-Choc Mountains of Quebec wasn’t quite deep enough for John Davis to ski the final legs of his 7600 mile trek. But as we sat in a Union Station restaurant in Washington DC this week, just five days after the completion of his epic 10 month journey, Davis ticked off the other modes of personal transport that had propelled him forward … Continue reading An epic challenge
Every year I grapple with the same thing. The first weekend in November typically is gorgeous, with the sun just strong enough by midday to shine a few final bursts of warmth through the bare trees before it withdraws into the dark and cold of December. Most of the leaves are down, although a few still decorate the landscape with splotches of orange or red … Continue reading Inside out
We bought a new television set this week and the stink bugs returned. No, these weren’t cause and effect. And normally I wouldn’t mention them in the same breath. Except that I also started reading William Stolzenburg’s new book, Rat Island, this week. Will’s a friend and neighbor here in Shepherdstown WV where we both live. He also happens to be an excellent science writer, … Continue reading A Panasonic Pandora’s box?
