http://planetearth.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Natural History, Dinosaurs, and Fossils en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:02:29 GMT 2010-01-02T18:02:29Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966337&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Winter . The word has been known, believe it or not, to conjure up visions of snow. Yes, you know what I'm talking about: that cold white stuff that tends to fall out of the skies in some parts of the . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:10:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966337&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-12-29T04:10:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966022&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace ...or not.  Two teenage scientists , participating in a "Genetic Barcoding" experiment, have identified a possible new species of American Cockroach.  It is speculated that this animal, which . . . Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:35:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977966022&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2009-12-28T20:35:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959747&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace As, we all know, mistletoe commonly inspires a kiss between those that happen to pass under it. In fact, the tradition is often that any two people who meet under hung mistletoe during the holidays . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 05:31:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977959747&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-12-23T05:31:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958132&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace After a break, I'm back to writing letters to the President. In case you don't know, I write one a day (or so), and the letters are silly, random, and usually fairly apolitical, so please check them out. . . . Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:43:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977958132&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-12-22T05:43:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950107&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace The revelations of the past few weeks from the leading climate change advocacy center at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) show what can happen when science stops being . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:33:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950107&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-12-16T17:33:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943950&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace From SpaceWeather : This weekend, Earth is passing through a stream of debris from extinct comet 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Forecasters expect more than 100 meteors . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:48:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977943950&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-12-12T15:48:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909599&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace A fireball is an extremely bright meteor that often looks like a flaming ball blazing a trail across the sky and are seen during the day as well as at night. When a meteor explodes in the Earth's . . . Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:38:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977909599&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-11-20T04:38:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897985&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace November 17th is the date to circle this year for the annual Leonid meteor shower . A very strong display is expected by the experts , but you should always beware that it might not turn out the . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:19:03 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897985&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-11-12T19:19:03Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897076&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Yup, that's right folks! FREE! But first: For those of you who aren't familiar with NASA's APOD (Astronomy Picture Of the Day) , I would heartily recommend that you check it out! . . . Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:16:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977897076&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-11-12T06:16:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896463&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace In the Shadow of Man By Jane Goodall In her own words, Jane Goodall writes of her landmark studies of wild chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania. Starting out in 1960, Goodall, . . . Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:33:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977896463&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-11-11T20:33:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876842&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace I t's ALREADY melted: Multiyear Arctic ice is effectively gone: expert I don't think there's a lot to argue about here.  The multiyear Arctic ice is gone, and it's global . . . Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:19:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977876842&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2009-10-30T01:19:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875216&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Yes, some fish can actually drown if they don't come up for air regularly! Below is a picture of the Arapaima , which is native to South America but which has also been introduced for fishing in . . . Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:19:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977875216&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-10-29T04:19:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870483&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace The Democrats are behind closed door discussing health care without any media coverage, without any public access, without any republican oversight - in effect without any adult supervision at all. . . . Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977870483&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-10-26T14:51:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858597&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace One of the most beautiful national parks in Southwest Australia is the Leeuwin-Naturaliste on the Indian Ocean.  Here you will find pristine, white beaches hidden in small coves beneath dramatic, . . . Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:37:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977858597&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-10-18T12:37:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843963&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace It's amazing how many National Parks are in Australia.  No matter where you travel, it seems one finds land set apart for the enjoyment of all.  It was no different when we traveled to Albany . . . Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:03:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977843963&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-10-09T14:03:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841795&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace When one travels with a Magical Poet, one needs to pack lightly, eat huge breakfasts of bacon and eggs (cause you might not get a meal the rest of the day), drink gallons of coffee, read every "Risk" . . . Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:40:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977841795&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace elizabeth e. 2009-10-07T11:40:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817435&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace This news is pretty much all over the Internet, but in case you missed it, I thought I would share the stories about it. Tyrannosaurus Rex (T-Rex) has to be about every kid's favorite dinosaur, . . . Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:58:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817435&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace John S. (arizona) 2009-09-18T13:58:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817190&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace I grew up on a planet located at a remote corner of the Andromeda galaxy. My race discovered a wormhole which enabled us to venture into this galaxy, where we found a planet similar to our own. A bright, . . . Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:01:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977817190&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (aka: William Pinn) J. 2009-09-18T08:01:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977809866&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Why Should ACORN Get Taxpayer Funding?   Just this week an unaffiliated journalist and a filmmaker revealed that while posing as prostitute and pimp in 2 different ACORN offices the staff there was . . . Sat, 12 Sep 2009 15:42:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977809866&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-09-12T15:42:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805567&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace I've long been extremely interested in the evolution of human kind and our beginnings. It goes back to being a child and my father buying those "Time-Life Books" series covering most science topics, the . . . Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:37:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977805567&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace John S. (arizona) 2009-09-09T14:37:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804167&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Th' Luvly Laura and I took the grandsons, Luvly Dotter Elizabeth, SIL Nick, and friends "Uncle" Tom and "Aunt Melissa" to the Detroit Zoo yesterday (Labor Day).  It was also the last day the zoo . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:54:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804167&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Chuck L. 2009-09-08T15:54:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804191&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace    Surfing around my news sites this morning as I usually do, I came across a couple of articles I thought that fellow "science aficionados" might find interesting. Both stories relate to . . . Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:29:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977804191&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace John S. (arizona) 2009-09-08T14:29:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794271&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace These pictures are from two day trips we took out to Eastham to go walking at the Fort Hill area and to visit some of the sights on the Cape Cod National Seashore. Our first trip out came the day after . . . Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:44:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977794271&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-08-31T13:44:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977786682&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace It's all about perspective when trying to fathom the universe.  And one of the first questions that comes to mind is "Just how does our own corner of the cosmos here on Earth stack up against the . . . Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:47:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977786682&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-08-25T07:47:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785307&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Most everybody is familiar with the near side of the Moon - that's the side that everybody sees when they look at the Moon up in the sky from down here on good old Earth. That's also the side that has . . . Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:59:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977785307&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Gary (The Eclectic) Timothy 2009-08-24T05:59:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773730&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace I've driven I-95 along the Boston-New York corridor many times, and I was always a bit curious about the monument visible atop a set of tall cliffs just north of New Haven Connecticut. So, when I recently . . . Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:34:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773730&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-08-14T15:34:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754784&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace   Painter’s block The pages of a drawing book scatter their assets on the floor, a sluggish electric fan is moving on its own whim. He dips his brushes on the water; sees . . . Wed, 29 Jul 2009 10:51:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977754784&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-07-29T10:51:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753369&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace (haibun) power cut This is the city of power cut.  Someone has said. The ghost of darkness still plagues us, the people. Sometimes. Sometimes evening is a wrap of darkness. Power failure? . . . Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:07:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977753369&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Kushal Poddar 2009-07-28T11:07:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751619&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace We checked out of our hotel early on Sunday and headed back to Baltimore's Inner Harbor for our visit to the National Aquarium. I bought admission tickets online before we left to head down to Baltimore. . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:11:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751619&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Rick S. 2009-07-27T01:11:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977739944&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Letter to President Obama #39 | Subject: Romance Novels and Soap Operas Dear President Obama, I'm writing because I'd like to discuss a pair of topics that don't get much coverage in the mainstream . . . Fri, 17 Jul 2009 04:19:04 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977739944&grpId=3659174697244776&nav=Groupspace Brett Ortler 2009-07-17T04:19:04Z