Alda — A Paleolithic ConlangI am fascinated by linguistics — one of my favorite pastimes is to spend hours pouring over the grammatical structures of various…Nov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022
Bartram’s Painted VultureBetween 1774 and 1775, Quaker naturalist William Bartram made a series of expeditions to Florida to document the local flora and fauna. He…Jul 11, 2022Jul 11, 2022
The Birds of Hawai‘iThe history of birds in the Hawaiian Islands is long and fascinating. Birds, with their power of flight, tend to be very good at colonizing…Jun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022
Don’t Forget the Mammals!As someone with a passionate interest in dinosaurs, I was extremely excited for the release of Prehistoric Planet. It did not disappoint…Jun 14, 2022Jun 14, 2022
The “Eagle Vulture” of New ZealandIn what will one day become the North Island of New Zealand, a small bush moa picks its way through the undergrowth of a dense beech…Jun 8, 2022Jun 8, 2022
What if Dinosaurs Hadn’t Gone Extinct?66 million years ago, a massive asteroid slammed into what is now the Gulf of Mexico. The force of the impact created devastating…Dec 25, 2021Dec 25, 2021
