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Hey Oh, Galileo!
This was too interesting to not post on this blog. In 1737, three fingers and a bottom tooth were removed from the corpse of Galileo. This was 95 years after his death while his body was being moved from storage to a monumental resting place (picture at left). The tooth, with two of the three fingers, were sealed in a jar and were not heard about again after 1905. Recently, an anonymous person bought an urn at an auction. The auctioneers knew that the urn contained a tooth and some bones, but...

Vervet Monkeys
These monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus) were imported to the Eastern Caribbean by Europeans who wanted them as pets. Due to their release, they are now part of the wildlife in St. Kitts and Nevis. They have many common names including savanna monkey, singe vert monkey, green monkey, and more. They are native to Western Africa and their habitat varies widely. In the West Indies, they hang around densely populated areas and farms. They do this because of the opportunities to steal food....

The Need for More
... but what? I have recently been reworking my schedules and am figuring out exactly when I need to do what to get the most out of my week. For those of you that haven't been following on Roogoodoo, I have a bit on my plate lately. I still want to provide you with all sorts of fun science tidbits, though, so I have to ask you, what would you like to see more of? I know the videos are popular, but are pretty time consuming, unless you wouldn't mind short news briefs like this one. These types...

Clearwater Challenge 3
There is an islander from Curaçao that is doing something pretty incredible. His name is Ryan de Jongh and he is an ocean or open water kayaker. His latest challenge, dubbed Clearwater Challenge 3, will take him from the island of St. Maarten to his home island of Curaçao. He plans on making this approximately 1000 mile journey (1606 km)in about 22 days. What is the point of his incredible journey? He does it to raise awareness about the need to protect our natural resources. In his words: Do...

Oh, Fall!
While I love summer, I think autumn may arguably be my favorite season. You can wear sweaters OR shorts, the mild days are perfect for picnics, the chilly nights are great for campfires or fires of any kind, the breezes are perfect for kit flying, and the colors are spectacular. I wish it could last longer. I live in a place where summer is year round... why isn't there a place with autumn year round? As much as I would like to fantasize about red leaves and gourd harvests being year round,...