I love seeing imagery of man-made structures being reclaimed by the natural environment and I know some of you do as well. Head over to BLDGBLOG to check out some eerie photos of the semi-derelict Biosphere 2 by Photographer Noah Sheldon.
Biosphere 2 is a semi-derelict bio-architectural experiment in the Arizona desert that was sold to [...]
Phaeton Group’s Dr. Michael Ryan with Albertaceratops nesmoi skull.
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My good friend, Dr. Michael Ryan of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Southern Alberta Dinosaur Research Group, and Phaeton Group, has described a new type of dinosaur, Albertaceratops nesmoi. The fossilized remains of the ancient Ceratopsian was discovered near Manyberries, Alberta about six years ago. [...]
I’m fortunate to be associated with some truly amazing people. Because of these relationships, I’m able to pick their brains for great stories, research information for projects, and fantastic ideas. I plan to share some of this insight into these creative minds by presenting multi-part interviews here on this blog. These are people I admire [...]
A new type of dragon-like dinosaur has been named Dracorex hogwartsia in honor of the celebrated Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling.
Photo of Dracorex hogwartsia © The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis.
The nearly complete skull was discovered by three friends from Sioux City, Iowa during a fossil collecting trip to South Dakota. More information can be [...]
Art © 2005 Mark Schultz and Dr. Michael J. Ryan.
A new dinosaur species discovered by my good friend, Dr. Michael J. Ryan, was officially announced recently.
From the press release:
“The new species of dinosaur, named Centrosaurus brinkmani, belongs to the group of dinosaurs related to the well-known Triceratops, but lived about 10 million years earlier. Remains [...]
This ‘little lady’ decided to check out our new 17″ PowerBook…
Photo © 2005 Chad Kerychuk.
There seems to be an invasion of Ladybugs and Box Elder Bugs here in the Midwest. They’re not harmful, but they become annoying, sometimes flying right into one’s face, laptop screen, or nearby light source.
According to the ever-resourceful wikipedia though, Ladybirds [...]
I’ve been receiving lots of kind feedback regarding the story, writing, and photography of the Franklin the Tortoise post. A big thanks for your support! Along with the comments, photos of other shelled pets have found their way into my e-mail box, so I thought I’d share them with all you tortoise fans.
3-year-olds Sam (Sulcata) [...]
Thanks to friends and the post at BoingBoing.net, I’ve watched the hit count on this blog soar. Many thanks from me to all the linkers and readers! I hope I can continue to bring you interesting things to read and see.
One of the purposes I had in mind when I started this personal blog was [...]
Because I’m a bit of a science geek, and because they have that ‘cool’ mythic element to them, news regarding Giant Squids excite me. Well, on September 27th, word spread that a live one had been photographed underwater!
Photograph courtesy T. Kubodera and K. Mori.
Photograph courtesy T. Kubodera and K. Mori.
The Japanese scientists estimated the animal [...]
As I was out running errands on Saturday, I saw what I thought to be man playing with his radio-controlled toy. Sure enough he was out there again on Sunday, only this time I got a better look and it definitely wasn’t a toy on the sidewalk…
A nice long sidewalk is the perfect place to [...]
Some science news for you today:
In the marine archaeology field, researchers recently raised a cannon from an underwater site near North Carolina, hoping the artifact will prove the sunken wreckage it came from was once the flagship of the notorious pirate Blackbeard.
CNN.com features this report on a new planet found in the Milky Way.
Australian palaeontologists [...]
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark Photo © 1981 Lucasfilm Ltd.
I’m not a biblical scholar or member of the Jewish community, but when stories like this surface, involving archaeology and my favorite film adventurer, I’ll post them to share my interests with fellow readers.
According to this article on Arutz Sheva – Israel [...]
Steve Bissette and Dr. Michael Ryan finish up their fun series of articles on The History of Dino-Comics over at Palaeoblog. Though not current to 2005, the history is worth checking out for the diverse set of dinosaur depictions alone.
You can find Part 7 here, Part 8 here, and the conclusion, Part 9, at this [...]
A Jurassic Park scientist extracts dinosaur DNA from a fossilized insect trapped in amber.
Image © 1993 Universal Studios and Amblin Entertainment.
I’m currently writing a proposal for a creative summit similar to the Boarding: Stories & Snow event that I was part of in Banff recently.
I’m interested to know if any of my blog readers have [...]
