Name: Clouded leopards and marbled cats have very similar fur markings, but for some reason those are called “clouds” on the big cat and “marbles”
Guest Video: Our Neighborhood Black Hole
Relax — it’s about a thousand light-years away, small, and so quiet that it is truly invisible, unlike some Milky Way black holes. Per this
Decade Volcano: Etna
From a distance, Sicily’s Mount Etna looks like your basic stratovolcano: large and pointy-topped with lots of lava flows on its slopes. Extra points for
Guest Video: Under the Sea
There are reportedly worlds in the Solar System that may host life in seas underneath a global ice sheet. After watching this video, all I
Species Facts: Mountain Lions
Here is a chapter from my upcoming book on the cat family’s international lineages, due out on May 21st. Three large cats have tawny, lion-like
Guest Videos: Bay Cat and Jaguarundi
What an odd looking cat! Latin America’s jaguarundi does have an unusually small head, tiny rounded ears, and (though you can’t see it in the
