Author Archives: Roger Gosden

About Roger Gosden

A British/ Canadian/ American scientist specializing in reproduction & embryology whose career spanned from Cambridge to Cornell's Weill Medical College in NYC. Married to Lucinda Veeck, the embryologist for the first successful IVF team in America. They retired to Virginia, where he became a master naturalist and writer affiliated with William & Mary. He also writes on Substack at What’s Hot in Fertility? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Gosden

Wildfire Worries

Posted on October 30, 2025 by Roger Gosden

Wildfires are mainly a problem for Westerners, aren’t they? Hardly! The USDA Forest Service’s wildfire risk map shows Southern California is a persistent hot spot. Our friends’ home in Altadena survived the Eaton Fire earlier this year, and few homes … Continue reading →

Posted in climate change, Nature | Tagged climate change, drought, Eaton Fire, Environment, nature, wildfire, Wildfires | 2 Comments

Check BirdCast for Migration

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Roger Gosden

There’s a White-eyed Vireo still singing in the garden and two Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds still visiting our nectar feeder. They will soon be on their way, flying overnight with millions of other summer visitors observing the shorter days and cooler temperatures.Last … Continue reading →

Posted in Birding, Nature | Tagged bird migration, BirdCast, Doppler radar | 1 Comment

On Substack

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Roger Gosden

I have been writing a Substack titled What’s Hot in Fertility? since March 2024. It offers “digestible news and views about reproductive health and science” with excursions into politics and society.If this interests you, please sign up for illustrated posts … Continue reading →

Posted in Fertility, Health | Tagged Cancer, Cats and dogs, Embryos, extinction, infertility, IVF, Reproductive health | Comments Off

Locust Nuptial Dance

Posted on August 22, 2025 by Roger Gosden

Not much stirs on a sultry afternoon in the Alleghenies. There’s a raven croaking, a Tiger Swallowtail swooping, a bluebottle fly buzzing around in crazy circles.And what seemed at first sight another butterfly, it rises from obscurity on the dirt … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature | Tagged grasshopper, locust | Comments Off

Musical Moths

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Roger Gosden

I love this project (click to YouTube).The musician Ellie Wilson worked with Oxford Contemporary Music and scientists who studied biodiversity to transform recordings of night-flying moths into music gently accompanied by traditional musical instruments.Moths are mysterious denizens of the night. … Continue reading →