But the Kuiper Belt may already have a king: Sigh. If only we had warp drive and could steer the New Horizons spacecraft like a
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 started a new career for me (enormous fun but not self-supporting yet).
Right now, besides blogging I am finishing up the first two books in a self-published ebook series about the cat family and its history.
Thanks for your interest!
Species Fact: The Black-Footed Cat
There’s this nesting ostrich in a zoo. A tiny spotted cat — no bigger than the bird’s foot — is sneaking up on it. Closer
Guest Videos: Recovery After A Fire (or the K/T Extinction)
Wildfire season is here. With it comes the inevitable reshaping of forests in many vulnerable areas. Death, and then recovery: But what about a major
Guest Videos: Popocatépetl Update
No big changes from its most recent baseline — I just wanted to give an update here as I’m still working on the cat family
Species Fact: The Jungle Cat
A cat that resembles a wolf with leopard spots? Naturalist superstar Pliny the Elder thought so, back in the 1st century AD: It was at
Guest Videos: Arctic Dwarf Willows and Vermont’s Camel’s Hump
You’ve heard of weeping willows? That’s a creeping willow, Salix arctica! But you don’t need to go up into the Arctic to see these plants.
