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Taking a ‘Lichen’ to Mutualism

Taking a ‘Lichen’ to Mutualism

It was meant as a helpful hint.  I was walking around my yard with a friend, when he noticed some sizable, dirty looking, crusty blotches sullying the stone facade on my house. He offered to lend me his power washer to clean the stone. This seemed like a good idea,...
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Fear Factor

Fear Factor

If little Miss Muffet had sat on her tuffet and refused to be frightened away, that lone little spider that sat down beside her could never have ruined her day. In reality, Miss Muffet had nothing to fear, but fear itself. Harmless spiders traumatize around 20 percent of the U.S....
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A Sampling of Science Hightlights from 2010

A Sampling of Science Hightlights from 2010

 Even though, in 2010, the radio and TV were preoccupied with political prattle, there actually were some interesting discoveries and/ or findings in science, that went largely ignored. Here are just a couple that caught my eye. I’ve included scientific names where appropriate to make for easier googling for more information.  * Bothersome biting bedbugs...
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