Monthly Archives: December 2025

UNDERSTANDING EVOLUTION: A REVIEW of BERRA’S DARWIN’S BIOGRAPHY

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Mandy Lender

This essay is a book review. It refers to the concise Darwin biography published by Tim M. Berra. Professor Berra is an expert on the life and times of Charles Darwin and his family members. Many heavyweight biographies were published … Continue reading →

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Serendipity Encounter in the Lacandon Jungle: Meeting Brian D’Amato

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Mandy Lender

It was the end of March and beginning of April 1999 that Chuck Gillen and me went on an unplanned impromptu trip to the Lacandon rain forest.  That is the area of southern Mexico (Chiapas), which is home to the … Continue reading →

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