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Guest post by David Hochfelder During the Civil War, the War Department operated a U.S. Military Telegraph (USMT) network that handled 6.5 million messages between Washington, D.C., and commanders in the field. At its peak in 1865, the USMT managed 8,000 miles of military lines it had built and another 5,000 miles of commercial lines…
Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post by Gerald L. Kooyman According to Dee Boersma and Ginger Rebstock’s recent article in the open access online journal PLOS-one, the population of the world’s largest…
Johns Hopkins University Press Blog It’s black and white: penguins threatened by climate change robinnoonan 2 years ago Categories: Animals, Wild Thing Tags: climate change, penguins Wild Thing is an occasional series where JHU Press authors write about the flora and fauna of the natural world—from the rarest flower to the most magnificent beast. Guest post …
In the grand tradition of year-end lists that dates back at least to the days of Pliny the Elder, we figured the JHU Press blog ought to end it's first year of existence with a best of 2012 list of our own. We dug deep into our own pockets to hire a polling firm to interview…
In the grand tradition of year-end lists that dates back at least to the days of Pliny the Elder, we figured the JHU Press blog ought to end it's first year of existence with a best of 2012 list of our own. We dug deep into our own pockets to hire a polling firm to interview…
Johns Hopkins University Press Blog The nature of our neighborhood: house sparrows robinnoonan 11 months ago Categories: Birds, Conservation, For Everyone, Nature, ornithology, Uncategorized Tags: avian, birds, Leslie Day, neighborhood birds, New York City, NYC, Passer, Passer domesticus, sparrow Guest post by Leslie Day The house sparrow’s Latin name, Passer domesticus, means small, active bird (Passer) belonging …
Johns Hopkins University Press Blog A Marsh is Born mktstu1878 2 years ago Categories: Biology, Birds, Conservation, For Everyone, General Science, Life Science, ornithology Tags: Baldassarre, Bellrose, Ducks, Ducks Unlimited, Geese, Kortright, Swans, wildlife management, Wildlife Management Institute By Vincent J. Burke, executive editor A hawk went aloft, stealing everyone’s attention. It was a familiar scene …
Bird-voiced Treefrog. Adult Hyla avivoca, green phase. Photo: Kenny Wray