by Audrey Benedict | Sep 26, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #103: Under the Mistletoe (Tierra del Fuego) ePostcard #103: Under the Mistletoe (Tierra del Fuego) The traditional yuletide mistletoes that most of us are familiar with are the native European species, Viscum album, and the native North American species,...
by Audrey Benedict | Sep 24, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #102: In Darwin’s Footsteps: Pan del Indio ePostcard #102: In Darwin’s Footsteps: Pan del Indio Darwin’s famous fungus, ‘Pan del Indio’ (Indian Bread) in Spanish, belongs to a highly evolved group of parasitic fungi that grow...
by Audrey Benedict | Sep 21, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #101: Exploring Magellanic Temperate Rainforests ePostcard #101: Exploring Magellanic Temperate Rainforests Tierra del Fuego is a land of striking contrasts—cool-temperate rainforests, miniature bryophyte forests, elegant orchids, the snow-capped Andes,...
by Audrey Benedict | Sep 13, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #100: Celebrating Magellanic Clouds ePostcard #100: Celebrating Magellanic Clouds #1. Photo Credit and Caption: Y. Beletsky (LCO)/ESO. The VISTA (the acronym for Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) is the most famous telescope at the Paranal...
by Audrey Benedict | Sep 12, 2020 | ePostCards
ePostcard #99: Strait Through: Magellan’s Voyage (Part V) ePostcard #99: Strait Through: Magellan’s Voyage (Part V) By Magellan’s calculations, the expedition was months behind schedule. They should have found the strait by now and been on their way to...
