S. W. Lawrence, MDTeak DragonThis photo is of a kind gift from my brother-in-law Peter, who has lived most of his life on the Big Island of Hawaii. We rendezvoused…14h ago14h ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDNew York Book Festival AwardAfter weeks of relaxed anticipation, just this morning I received the announcement that I am the winner of a New York Book Festival Award…1d ago1d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDHot OlympicsHEATED@substack.com: “Fossil fuels made the Olympics 5 degrees hotter.” Emily Atkin runs this valuable substack. She makes the point that…2d ago2d ago
S. W. Lawrence, MDGlacial Geoengineering BoondoggleAAAS: “To avoid sea level rise, some researchers want to build barriers around the world’s most vulnerable glaciers.” Dangerous momentum is…Jul 16Jul 16
S. W. Lawrence, MDChina’s Mammoth RenewablesGlobal Energy Monitor just published a report indicating China has 180 gigawatts [GW] of utility-scale solar power under construction, plus…Jul 14Jul 14
S. W. Lawrence, MDHistoric Nile River GeomorphologyAAAS: “In ancient times.” Many of our earliest civilizations arose along the Nile, one of the largest + longest rivers in the world…Jul 13Jul 13
S. W. Lawrence, MDAncient Egyptian ErgonomicsAAAS: “Ancient Egyptian scribes may have sustained injuries from bad posture while working.” A new study published today in Scientific…Jul 12Jul 12
S. W. Lawrence, MDColorful CrayfishAAAS: “‘Happy evolutionary accident’: How crayfish living underground may have gotten their bright colors.” In the Appalachian Mountain…Jul 11Jul 11
S. W. Lawrence, MDLooted Antiquities RepatriatedAAAS: “Digital archive helps researchers track, study stolen antiquities.” In an attempt to reduce the illegal global trade in antiquities…Jul 10Jul 10
S. W. Lawrence, MDZircons & Plate TectonicsAAAS: “Ancient crystals point to a surprisingly early start for plate tectonics.” ‘Plate tectonics…generally accepted to have begun more…Jul 9Jul 9