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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

Red-tailed Hawk

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Roger Gosden

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The Peril of Faith in a Net-Zero Target for Carbon Emissions

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Roger Gosden

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Carolina Wren

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Roger Gosden

This girl looks coy with closed eyes but is probably acting. Carolina Wrens pair the year round and may be faithful to the same mate for years, up to a maximum recorded lifespan of 7 years. Great songsters for their … Continue reading →

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We were Pleistocene Predators

Posted on April 18, 2021 by Roger Gosden

As natural is a word with a vast definition, diet is one with almost unlimited scope. Hence, the exploration of a natural diet as the touchstone of optimal health is but a Grail quest. The omnivorous diet of the San … Continue reading →

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Red-winged Blackbird

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Roger Gosden

Seen locally the year round, Red-winged Blackbirds gather in flocks in winter. Occasionally an all-female flock dives into the garden to frenetically peck for seeds until disturbed when they storm off. Sometimes the females are mistaken for immature starlings or … Continue reading →

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