Jupiter and the Galilean Satellites
Our largest planet and its moons inspire shock and awe
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Elephant: Not an Elegy
Big and bright, long-lived and loyal, they engage our imagination
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Black Holes
After some stars collapse, even light cannot escape
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Valles Caldera
An ancient wonder is found not far from the atomic era’s birthplace
By Priscilla Long Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Blood Lines
The who, what, when, where, and how of a fluid tissue
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Geology My Way
Morton Gneiss is a Minnesota rock, not a rock star
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Let It Shine
Light, from the Southwest’s high desert to the surface of Mars
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, October 17, 2012
My Kingdom for a Horse
Homo sapiens seeks equine companionship for work and pleasure
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The Lay of the Land
Through the eons with plate tectonics
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, October 3, 2012
They Work Hard for their Honey
So you better treat them right
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Remembering Steve
A tribute to my friend Stephen Jay Gould
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, July 3, 2013
How Mauve Was Her Garment
The effect of coal tar on Queen Victoria’s gown
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Saturn
How the sixth planet from the sun is like a rubber duck
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Darwin’s Finches
In the Galápagos, a speed course on evolution
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Those Other Ancestors
Neandertals were big, with bigger intellects than you might think
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Our National Raptor
The bald eagle makes a big impression, but its voice is small
By Priscilla Long Wednesday, May 1, 2013
