Ian Ramjohn
A Trinidadian in Oklahoma, I am an ecologist interested in tropical dry forests and island ecology. I also have a blog called Further Thoughts
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Playing With Radioactivity
Broadly speaking, radioactivity is not something one should mess with just as a pastime. Indeed, ionizing radiation has the potential of causing carcinogenic mutations in your cells DNA, as well as…
Chasing Evidence Of A Black Hole's Shadow
One of the most fundamental predictions of Einstein's theory of relativity is the existence of black holes.
Wrangel Island And The Last Of The Woolly Mammoths In 2,000 BC
Global warming did once kill off a once-common species, but it was the transition from the last Ice Age to the current warming period, starting 15,000 years ago.
Lost Hammer And A Blueprint For Life On Mars
Some areas on Mars are extremely salty, very cold, and have only a hint of oxygen - just like Earth. Yet even in the permafrost of Lost Hammer Spring in the Nunavut territory of Canada’s High Arctic,…