Gleanings of the Week Ending June 8, 2013
/The items below were ‘the cream’ of the articles and websites I found this past week. Click on the light green text to look at the article.
Chameleon eye - A colorful and informative ‘image of the day’ from The Scientist
City Lights - An article from The Architects Newspaper about light in urban design. Appealing but counter to the idea that dark skies are nice too.
Do your hair and fingernails grow after death? - The short answer is ‘no’ but there may be a reason they appear to
Slow Motion Hummingbirds - Video of hummingbirds at a feeder
Costa Rica's Self-Sustaining Tree House Community - A community of tree houses complete with indoor plumbing and zip lines
Bees in the bush working hard! - Photos of insects coming to a wildflower south of Nairobi (hint: more than bees) from National Geographic
Mapping the Great Indoors - A microbiologist/ecologist looks at what is growing inside an ordinary house.
Finger Knitting ….and Tents - Reminds me of day camp projects from many years ago.
Real animals that you didn’t know existed - How many of these have you heard about before?
What’s so Great About a World Flight Paths Map? - Comments about a visualization by Michael Markieta (showing the visualization too)
Top 25 Wild Bird Photographs of the Week #43 - My favorite in this batch is the very first one. The bright pink of the flowers and the yellow of the bird really stand out.
