Good Earth
Like all other life forms, humans started out as single celled organisms
in the primordial soup.
in the primordial soup.
Science & Spirituality
By Dana Visalli
By Dana Visalli
The Methow Naturalist
A quarterly journal of natural history
$10 or more/year
PO Box 175
Winthrop, WA 98862
dana(at)methownet.com
A quarterly journal of natural history
$10 or more/year
PO Box 175
Winthrop, WA 98862
dana(at)methownet.com
Avalanche lilies die above ground in sum-
the melting snow the next spring.
the melting snow the next spring.
Hydrogen has one proton in the nucleus
and one electron in the electron shell.
But, that shell holds two electrons. The
rest, as they say, is history.
and one electron in the electron shell.
But, that shell holds two electrons. The
rest, as they say, is history.
Like much of the universe, snowflakes are
very orderly, even while each one is unique.
very orderly, even while each one is unique.
The earth’s moon formed when a planetessimal
collided with the planet, remelting the earth and
blowing crustal material into earth orbit.
collided with the planet, remelting the earth and
blowing crustal material into earth orbit.
Plumes of 5000°F magma rising from the
Lower mantle drives plate tectonics.
Lower mantle drives plate tectonics.
To have a happy life, don’t take photosynthesis
for granted.
for granted.
