Good comments from James Annan that are both spot on and completely useless, I think, regarding what journalists should do with the latest hot results from Science and Nature: I think the golden rule to remember is that a new item of research, even if it’s appeared in a prestigious peer-reviewed journal, is not in …
Apropos a long and predictably unproductive comment thread, a new study published on line by Science today: Using predicted precipitation changes, we calculate that decrease in perennial drainage will significantly affect present surface water access across 25% of Africa by the end of this century. I don’t want to make too big a deal of …
From the National Weather Service, a pile o’ facts on New Mexico’s record-setting dry winter.
Over at NewStoat comes word that a William Connolley-Luboš Motl connection has been found: seven degrees of separation to link the pair.
Juniper pollen count: 943. This is a very large number. (Hat tip Matt B for the link.) I had to root through the bike gear this morning to find my summer gloves (those goofy ones with no fingers).