Author Archives: Roger Gosden

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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

Taking a Pause

Posted on July 19, 2024 by Roger Gosden

In the past decade I have blogged news and views on a nature theme 300 times. Visitors can access these posts in archives and the sister domain, Jamestowne Bookworks. I am taking a break from blogging to devote more time … Continue reading →

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What’s Hot in Fertility?

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Roger Gosden

This blog has a nature theme, but the author also publishes news and views about reproductive medicine and science in long form on Substack. Please consider subscribing (it’s free) by clicking on the link if you are interested in digestible … Continue reading →

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Red in Tooth and Paw

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Roger Gosden

I scanned the horizon with binoculars for game, but my local guide always spotted it first with his telescopic eyes. He swiveled his head from side to side, hardly glancing ahead as he steered the truck on a bumpy track … Continue reading →

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The song of Magicicadas

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Roger Gosden

If you hear ringing in your ears this month it could be the chorus of millions of cicadas, so don’t worry about getting tinnitus! The last time periodical cicadas emerged in southeast Virginia was the spring of 2013. See the … Continue reading →

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Kalahari Camp Cooking

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Roger Gosden

I was more lucky than shrewd in choosing to visit the northern Kalahari and Okavango Delta in Botswana at the start of the wet season and shortly before Christmas 2023. Mobile safaris organized by Penduka normally take up to nine … Continue reading →

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