This post was originally going to be about dipterocarps — the most common tree group in the rainforest. Dipterocarps include both the really tall trees,
Author: BJ Deming
After getting an associate's degree in forestry, I studied geology as an undergraduate back in the 1980s but went into medical transcription instead. It just worked out better for me.
The Internet renewed my interest in geoscience as a hobby, and when I retired in 2014, I decided to write a book about cat evolution. That has turned into a series of eBooks and started a new career for me.
Two ebooks on the domestic cat are up at Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ICtemj
And right now, I'm working on an eBook about the cat family and where it comes from.
Thanks for your interest!
Does Borneo have volcanoes?
[sound of crickets chirping] It’s surprisingly difficult to answer that question. In the above screencap of Indonesia’s online volcano monitoring graphic, Borneo (circled in white)
Hayabusa 2 and Asteroid Ryugu
This is an update of the February 2019 post series. Well, humanity has safely punched an asteroid TWICE now, each time hard enough to knock
Species Fact: The Bay Cat
I wish I could give you a lot of facts about bay cats, but only 12 specimens (pelts or taxidermy) have been studied since the
Guest Video: The Secret Life of Orangutans
We’re traveling to Borneo this week because it’s the only place to find our Friday feline, the extremely rare bay cat. While researching that post
The Rainforest and the Ice Ages
Have you ever wondered how plants, animals, and people survived the last ice age? No. In real life, Earth was more or less a
