Name: This wide-ranging South American cat has many names. The most common one — “margay” — is French; this sounds similar to “maracaya,” a Brazilian
Author: BJ Deming
After getting an associate's degree in forestry, I studied geology in the 1980s but went into another field instead.
The Internet renewed my interest in geoscience as a hobby. So, when some free time opened up after I retired, I decided to write a book about cat evolution.
That has turned into a series and started a new career!
Currently, I'm working on the next book in the series: a quick overview of the whole cat family. That is, the cats we know today. After that, come the sabertooths!
Guest Video: The Rarest Gemstones and Minerals
Not shown: A ruby. That’s a diamond in the National Gem Collection. We looked at birthstones last week, but there are even pricier minerals and
Shishaldin Volcano
Am bumping this update because AVO just raised the aviation code to Red – Shishaldin might be having a major event. The above is a
Writing Update
What? Don’t young lynxes drop by for wine tasting at your vineyard? I’ve got the last brand-new chapter of Meet the Cat Family! scheduled as
Repost: Iron Pyrite – Fool’s Gold
I once found a mother lode of gold, or thought I had. We lived in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, and one summer weekend
Guest Videos: Monitoring Volcanoes With Cosmic Rays
Last week, we got “cosmic” with Hawaiian volcanoes. In today’s repost from 2018, we look at how science uses actual cosmic rays to see inside
