Larson returns with a new journey into nature’s dark humor
The Far Side creator Gary Larson, long retired from daily panels, resurfaces with There’s a Hair in My Dirt A Worm’s Story. The book, illustrated and narrated in his signature sly voice, follows a worm family and a savvy ground-dwelling cast as science and nature collide in comic, insightful fashion. Larson, 47, promotes the work in New York with Toni Carmichael, his anthropologist wife, and reflects on parasites, safari ants, and his expansive career spanning 1,900 newspapers and 33 million copies sold.
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Ary Larson
Larson
Delium
Min
Hell
Gary Larson
Gary Grimm
HarperCollins
Harriet
Panglossia
Aamahant Haround
Ground
Seattle
Toni Carmichael
The Far Side creator Gary Larson a comic pioneer
Prominent scientist tributes mark Gary Larson as a transformative figure in biology humor. His cartoons shaped labs worldwide and inspired admiration from leaders like Harold Varmus and May Berenbaum. Larson's path included wildlife exposure, a Seattle friendship with Dan Reeder, and a career shift from biology to communications. He built a distinctive tone by drawing from nature and personal experiences, facing pressure to maintain quality while pursuing new creative avenues.
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Harold Varmus
National Institutes of Health
Gary Larson
May Berenbaum
University of Illinois
Larson
Brethen
Grant
Semient
Washington State University
Gary
Dan Reeder
Seattle
Tom and
California
San Francisco Chronicle
Federal Express
Professor Liebowitz
Duck
Beter
Reeder
Sky Watch Virgo and the Virgo Cluster Star Field
A sky watch notes Virgo dominating the southern sky at early evenings with Spica the bright star and the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies nearby. The article mentions Spica as the sixteenth brightest star, about 220 light years away, and describes the cluster as a remarkable celestial region with galaxies vastly massive.
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Astraea
Spica
Virgo
Bhavanade
Wausanes
Ise
Better parking study tests how drivers pick spaces
Researchers at Virginia Tech Blacksburg modeled two parking strategies. One method searches the row for the closest space before moving on, while the other cycles by expanding the search to adjacent rows. Dr. C Richard Cassady affiliated with Mississippi State University led the doctoral project sparked by a couple debating parking styles.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Blacksburg
Transportation Science
Wal-Mart
Christiansburg
C. Richard Cassady
Mississippi State University
John E. Kobza
Kathy
Sleep study tests melatonin to aid space crew rest
NASA researchers at Harvard Medical School test nocturnal hormone melatonin during Neurolab to help astronauts sleep in microgravity. cre w members take a pill or placebo while hooked to instruments. sleep patterns tracked as they endure rapid sunrise and sunset cycles aboard space missions.
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New York
London
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Neurolab
John Glenn
Charles Careisier
Derk-Jan Dijk
Harvard Medical School
Earth
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New York Times News Service
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Puget
Ade
Science
Hapecarten
Freake
Hluon
Sky Watch
N.Y. Times News
Sanvit
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