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Noted in passing 11th August 2013

A little brief this week since we have had some flooding in the cellar following a storm.

We are now busy mopping up.

Chemical analyses of bones leading to recreating the life of archaeological finds.

A new word for my vocabulary – Scripophily.

Carl Zimmer takes George Monbiot to task for being too simplistic about recreating extinct species.

The  Perseid meteor shower  could be visible tonight and tomorrow night.

See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.

The Perseid Meteor Shower
Credit: Sirko Molau, IMO, Archenhold-Sternwarte

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