Dennis Ray Schneider

Strangest Thing Seen on the Web This Week. Golden Spider Silk Clothing

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:45:38 +0000

http://news.discovery.com/earth/spider-silk-embroidery-121901.html

So Could You Be Swallowed by a Whale?

admin — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:25:27 +0000

Fascinating story of one man’s research into whether you could really be eaten by a sperm whale.

http://life.salon.com/2012/01/15/swallowed_by_a_whale_a_true_tale/

Cutting Edge Microbial Ecology Research

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:35:00 +0000

http://www.ouramazingplanet.com/2253-expedition-life-beneath-earth-crust-microbes-ocean-drilling.html

Who owns rainwater?

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:25:59 +0000

As part of our continuing monitoring of the ongoing environmental crisis we ran across an article saying the government owned rainwater. Well, it’s a bit of an exaggeration, but there are some U.S. state governments that do claim that they own rainwater and can regulate its use. As you might expect, these states seem to be found in the arid west, notably Colorado and Washington. It’s an interesting and to me an example of government once again overstepping it’s authority. Certainly I think any rainwater I capture off my roof is my own. As water supplies continue to shrink, we can expect to see more and more regulation of water supplies.

World’s Smallest Vertebrate?

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:03:01 +0000

Or is it a fish? There’s controversy about whether a frog smaller than a dime is the world’s smallest animal with a backbone. Some scientists still say the smallest vertebrate is the male anglerfish. What’s sure, this frog is mighty small. Found in the hotbed of biodiversity, New Guinea, it’s a lot smaller than a Wisconsin Bizmaroon!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/12/world/asia/new-frogs/index.html?section=cnn_latest

New Look and New Book!

admin — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:36:16 +0000

We’ve migrated the page over to the great WordPress organization and we’re almost ready to start shipping copies of “Stopping the Sharkfinners.” Things are moving along well here and look for a lot more blogging activity from the site!