Published July 23, 2015 Palm impostor The misnamed sago palm is actually a cycad. Cycads date back to the time of dinosaurs and their living relatives trace back […]
Published July 4, 2015 Foggy fireworks While waiting for the fireworks to start I was struck by a thick layer of fog coming off the mountains. Just after […]
Published August 7, 2014 Bushmeat and the Ebola connection Thirty years ago, I went on an expedition to climb Mt. Bintumani, the highest mountain in Sierra Leone. It took the better […]
Published August 20, 2015 Night Magic The Polyphemus moth is a giant silk moth, named appropriately since the wingspan averages 6 inches and can be even greater. Though […]