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By Nicolás Bustamante Hernández Colombian biologist Liliana Dávalos has combined conservation research with evolutionary ecology from her laboratory at Stony Brook University. Dávalos was one of the first scientists to warn, in 2001, about the environmental risks that an eventual end to the civil war in Colombia would have — a scenario that is now playing out as Colombia’s forests are being opened up for commercial activity. Bats are another of Dávalos’s subjects of study: In addition to deciphering their genome to understand their evolution in space and time, more recently Dávalos has studied the relationship of these flying mammals...

By Nicolás Bustamante Hernández Colombian biologist Liliana Dávalos has combined conservation research with evolutionary ecology from her laboratory at Stony Brook University. Dávalos was one of the first scientists to warn, in 2001, about the environmental risks that an eventual end to the civil war in Colombia would have — a scenario that is now playing out as Colombia’s forests are being opened up for commercial activity. Bats are another of Dávalos’s subjects of study: In addition to deciphering their genome to understand their evolution in space and time, more recently Dávalos has studied the relationship of these flying mammals...

It is the first day of Christmas in Sweden.  It is St. Lucia Day.  Eldest daughter called and I wished her a happy Lucia day and she in her very smart alec way, said she was going to burn and stinky goat grease candle over her head and make sure it dripped on her neck, so she could her her long dead great grandmother tell her, "Don't you dare cry, this is an honor".  Jethelyn as St Lucia when she was about 5  Well as usual I have procrastinated and now I am behind the 8 ball, but the funny...

I love the announcement of Pantone’s colors of the year every year. I don’t dislike the holiday season, but as a stylist and someone who blogs about fashion, this announcement breaks up the obligatory monotony I feel about writing and talking about holiday fashion and gifts. I also enjoy it because I love color, all aspects of it, from color theory, to color psychology, working with color, and so on. If I had to pick a dream job beyond what I do, I’d probably want to go work for the Pantone Institute. How they come up with their colors each...

I love the announcement of Pantone’s colors of the year every year. I don’t dislike the holiday season, but as a stylist and someone who blogs about fashion, this announcement breaks up the obligatory monotony I feel about writing and talking about holiday fashion and gifts. I also enjoy it because I love color, all aspects of it, from color theory, to color psychology, working with color, and so on. If I had to pick a dream job beyond what I do, I’d probably want to go work for the Pantone Institute. How they come up with their colors each...