Author Archives: Janet Raloff

Bye-bye, George

By Janet Raloff / June 27, 2012
Gone but not forgotten: Lonesome George died on June 24 at an estimated age of 100. Credit: Ecuador’s Ministry of the Environment

Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age

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Churk: Not for Thanksgiving

By Janet Raloff / November 23, 2011
Although the Transylvanian Naked Neck looks like a cross between a chicken and turkey, this mutant is all chicken. Credit: Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh

Here’s what happens when livestock breeders cross a chicken and a turkey

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Yummy bugs

By Janet Raloff / September 3, 2008

Eating insects is a common practice in most places, at least outside of the United States and Europe.

Posted in Food & Nutrition

Understanding electromagnetic radiation

By Janet Raloff / April 8, 2008

Here’s a simple guide to the different types of electromagnetic energy that move as waves.

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