Monthly Archives: March 2020

Another biologist disputes the nature of the tiny “bird/dino” fossil

Posted on March 16, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Why Evolution Is True On March 12, I wrote about the new Nature paper describing the fossil of Oculudentavis khaungraa, identified as a tiny (2-gram) dinosaur/bird found in Burmese amber. But the very next day I had to hedge the … Continue reading →

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Good coronavirus news from Wuhan, China

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTo_q1pr3rs&feature=emb_logo This 15 March 2020 video is called Wuhan doctors Celebrate Closure of Last Temporary Coronavirus Hospital after Dramatic Fall in Cases in China. At last, some good coronavirus news … via Good coronavirus news from Wuhan, China — Dear Kitty. … Continue reading →

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Sector Model of Urban Land Use

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Urban areas have always been an area of research and caught the attention of scholars and academicians. Homer Hoyt gave the sector model which is also known as Hoyt model in 1939 explains how cities grew. As we witness the … Continue reading →

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Rural-urban Fringe: The Concept and History

Posted on March 11, 2020 by Rashid Faridi

Rural-Urban fringe is an important concept in settlement geography. The rural-urban fringe is the boundary zone outside the urban area proper where rural and urban land uses intermix. It is the area where the city meets the countryside. It is … Continue reading →

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