Spiders as Aviators on Gossamer Threads Across Fields
A feature describes spider ballooning behavior where young spiders use silk to ride warm air and travel hundreds of miles. It notes controlled flight, observed by Darwin and others, with October to November peak and compares to dandelion seed dispersal. Spiders also serve as crop guardians and their silk serves many uses.
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Goshkamer
Calfornia
Earth
Charles Darwin
Plata River
Martin Lister
Uranium Rush Mirrors Gold Fever From the Past
A century after the forty niners a global uranium rush unlocks undeveloped lands and sparks new settlements as prospectors use Geiger counters to seek pitchblende and carnotite. Rich ore sources include Belgian Congo and Canada while new Colorado finds draw national attention amid high-grade readings.
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California
Belgian Congo
Canada
Great Bear Lake
Czechoslovakia
Jachymov
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Arkansas
Rocky Mountains
Geiger
Alaska
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Saskatchewan
South Australia
Mt. Painter
Oil Development in Texas From Early Seeps to Spindletop
The article traces Texas oil history from 1548 asphalt finds near Sabine Pass to 1901 Spindletop and the Lucas gusher. It notes early wells near Nacogdoches and Navarro counties, the first gas well in 1871, and the rise of modern petroleum methods. It also highlights uranium geology and the rarity of U-235.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
DeSoto
Sabine Pass
Saratoga
Angelina
Nacogdoches
Oil Spring
Nacogdoches County
Lynn T. Barrett
Graham Brothers
Graham
Young County
B. F. Hitchcock
Petroleum Prospecting Company
San Antonio
Washington County
Corsicana
Spindletop
Navarro County
Beaumont
Spindletop Dome
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ABC
Licostr & Myans Tosacco Co
Zack Corral
Asc
Gossamer
Marie
Mary
Biscutts
Wwe
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