Whit Gibbons, Herpetologist and Author
THE PORTUGUESE MAN-OF-WAR IS APTLY NAMED From one memorable day during childhood, I vividly recall four colors: pink, blue, white and red. The first three were the last ones I saw before someone pulled me out of the waters of … Continued
HORSESHOE CRABS LOOK FIERCE BUT ARE HARMLESS Two animal mysteries associated with coastlines intrigue me. Who ate the first raw oyster? Who picked up the first horseshoe crab? The first person who pried open what looks like a rough gray … Continued
SOMETIMES PREY FOLLOW A PREDATOR A publication by Steven G. Platt and Thomas R. Rainwater in the scientific journal Southeastern Naturalist discusses an intriguing predator-prey relationship between turtles and fish. Their observation has broad application by making a connection with … Continued
WILL ASTROECOLOGY BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS? If you keep up with where the next SpaceX or Blue Origin rocket is headed, you are probably familiar with NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a project to determine if a rocket launched from … Continued