Okay, well, personally I felt it was already getting to be spring… most of the time I assume that as soon as its March, its spring.
So why is there a specific date for the start of Spring? It has to do with Astronomy, which really isn’t my forte, but Spring begins on the vernal equinox. [...]
Eutrophication is the conversion of a body of water to a highly productive ecosystem with rapid decomposition and low Oxygen levels.
It doesn’t sound so bad right now, does it. However, the productive organisms are bacteria and small organisms. They are highly productive so they grow in ridiculous amounts and die off. The decomposition of [...]
I used to be a dinosaur nut. It seems like all little children go through this stage. They blithely rattle off long scientific names of long dead animals to their parents shock. This child can’t even pronounce their R’s yet! This is of course the time period where I learned what ‘Paleontology’ was.
Paleontology is defined [...]
Kallen is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Biology and Journalism at the University of Oregon and, of course, writing a blog.