Why (And How) Some Daisies Got Their Spots

Why (And How) Some Daisies Got Their Spots

Dark spots on flower petals are common across many angiosperm plant families and occur on some flowers such as lilies, orchids, and considerable research has been done on the physiological and…
Holographic Horizons Get Hotter

Holographic Horizons Get Hotter

Three days ago I wrote a blog about a new theory that seems to lead to the conclusion that gravity is an effect emerging from quantum mechanical principles. The blog was inspired by an interview with…
Last-minute crumbs at Copenhagen

Last-minute crumbs at Copenhagen

Last-minute crumbs at Copenhagen With 24 hours to go, a minor US concession and a truce between squabbling nation blocs on Thursday allowed some crumbs to be salvaged from the Copenhagen climate…
Cephalopodifying Trees

Cephalopodifying Trees

I have a few cephalopod ornaments to hang on the boughs, but nothing like these ninety-nine beautiful hand-sewn octopuses! Esty has a number of options when it comes to festive cephalopods. This is…