For his Sunday Book Review this week, Mark takes an pre-publication sneak peek into the forthcoming “Europe’s Dragonflies: A Field Guide to the Damselflies and Dragonflies” from Princeton University Press.
Mark Looks Forward to Summer Odes
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Delicate and Subtle Illumination
Many years ago, when I was just a boy, the night sky seemed much blacker than it does today, but the stars seemed much brighter as well. Camping one long past night at Ft. Stevens State Park, I vividly recall lying on my back with my head outside the tent, looking up at a sky […]
A Gentle Challenge to Us All
One of the ubiquitous sights seen by anyone walking alongside the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest town of Astoria are the many vertical wooden pilings (also sometimes called dolphins) rising from the water from a few to a few dozen meters distant from the riverbank. These are the remains of long-decayed piers that once […]
Reaching the Stars
When I think about all the people I know presently involved in science – either actively working in one of the many disciplines from biology to astronomy, studying to one day do so, or working in an occupation supporting the dissemination of discoveries therein or for the greater widespread understanding thereof – the majority who […]