Art and literature provide graphic images of the creation of life where a single spark of energy is the main stimulus. In Mary Shelley’s book Frankenstein, the creature, assembled from […]

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I live in semi-arid place on the side of a steep hill covered in Juniper and Oak trees. The soil is thin and underneath is limestone rock. When it rains […]

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When I was a kid, I had a mild case of iron deficiency anemia, e.g., not enough iron to build red blood cells. My mother gave me an odd looking […]

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Wildfires have become headline news due to their frequency and levels of destruction in recent years. My personal awareness got a kick a few weeks ago as a wildfire was […]

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