"Everything should be as simple as possible, but no simpler." - Albert Einstein

Supplementary videos

Pied kingfisher: high energy hovering and diving
Hippo maintaining water balance: dung shower
Sandhill cranes: half-million population in Platte River valley, Nebraska.
Protist diversity: giant kelp and sea urchins (Planet Earth - BBC Wildlife)
Protist diversity: cellular slime mold "slugs" formed by aggregating single cells
Dragonflies that cross oceans: simple observations lead to breathtaking discoveries

Extra credit readings

• The Largest Organism on Earth Is a Fungus Scientific American 10/4/07
• Microbes Turn Electricity Directly To Methane ScienceDaily 3/30/09
• Landfill's bioreactor is a source of pride in Polk County St. Petersburg Times 1/31/09

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