Tag Archives: photo
museum tourist: air and space reception
One of the many lovely things about living (a) in the nation’s capital and (b) near my parents is that I occasionally get taken along to evening events at Smithsonian museums for whatever kind of member my parents are. Last … Continue reading
gratuitous pretty bug pictures
As we look forward to a possible real live snowfall this afternoon in D.C., I think it’s a fine time to look at some pictures I took a few months back. It was a lovely warm day in September; my … Continue reading
oreo science: edicion en español
Loyal readers may recall my shipboard foray into oreo science two years ago, in which I learned that the ship’s mini-pack oreos were way smaller than the regular oreos I’d bought on shore. A follow-up experiment with Ritz crackers showed … Continue reading
mysteries of the universe
New story! On meteorites! Read all about it! When I was working on my story about the origins of life, I kept coming across meteorites. Scientists study them to understand the early chemistry of the solar system, including the chemistry … Continue reading
museum tourist: california academy of sciences
I’d been to the Cal Academy in San Francisco once or twice before, but it was about a decade ago, and I didn’t remember much other than a bunch of fish. So I went into this expecting your basic natural … Continue reading
museum tourist: Arcimboldo at the national gallery
Yesterday afternoon I stopped by the National Gallery of Art, to show off the cool East Building to a friend who’d never been there. We ran into Greg Luce, a former colleague of mine at National Geographic, who was headed … Continue reading
nature in my kitchen
Well, actually, this is nature immediately outside my kitchen. It’s finally raining around here these days, and I saw this through my kitchen window the other day: Hey – I assumed this was a moth, because I think of them … Continue reading
geology walk
On Saturday I went on a geology tour of D.C. – Callan Bentley, who teaches geology at Northern Virginia Community College, took a group of science writers around the bottom of the zoo, through a bit of Rock Creek Park, … Continue reading
museum tourist: hope diamond
I unfairly maligned the Hope Diamond in my last post. It really is lovely. I mean, I like sparkly rocks as much as the next girl. To make up for my slight, here are some people looking at the Hope … Continue reading
science in my kitchen
Earlier this week I needed to keep a sandwich cool for a few hours, so I took an insulated lunch bag down from the top of the fridge. Since I work at home, I don’t have a lot of use … Continue reading