Owls, Humans, Rodents, and Food Loss
See that hole high up under the eaves of the barn. Check the little landing platform under the hole. That’s a hole for a barn owl (Tyto alba). (Ignore what…
Read moreOn My Mind: The Pastoral Tradition and Its Problems
I am constantly amazed by the staying power of the pastoral tradition that imagines the country as a place where carefree shepherds tend their flocks in an idyllic landscape. The…
Read moreThe Flowering of Flour 14,000 Years Ago
“Bread-like” foodstuffs were being made about 14,000 years ago, well before farming was well established. This according to a paper just published by Amaia Arranz-Otaegui and colleagues in a paper…
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