Domestic discus, blue variant, Symphysodon aequifasciata haraldi.
Image: GrrlScientist, 25 September 2010 [Moby Dick-ize]
Nikon D40, 60mm lens, f5.6, iso: 200, 1/125 sec.
In addition to showing you one of the photographs I snapped whilst visiting my local pet store here in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, I wanted to provide you with a list of blog carnivals that have been recently published.
Below the fold, I've linked to all of the recent blog carnivals that have been published in the sciences and medicine so you can explore those that might interest you. There's quite a few listed that focus on a wide variety of topics, so there should be something for everyone.
Science
Scientia Pro Publica: a rotating weekly or biweekly blog carnival devoted to promoting the best writing in the blogosphere about science, environment, medicine and nature (follow Scientia Pro Publica on twitter).
- The 44th edition, 2 November, was published by a leaf warbler's gleanings.
- The 45th edition, 8 November, will be hosted by BioFortified.
Carnival of Evolution: A monthly rotating collection of blog essays about all aspects of evolution (follow the Carnival of Evolution on twitter).
- The 29th edition, November, was published by Byte Size Biology.
- The 30th edition, December, will be hosted by This Scientific Life.
The Carnal Carnival: A monthly rotating collection of blog essays about gross, taboo topics like poop, barf and decay (follow The Carnal Carnival on twitter).
- The 3rd edition, October, was published by Laelaps.
- The 4th edition, November, will be hosted by Neurotic Physiology.
Encephalon: A just-resurrected monthly rotating collection of blog essays for all things brainy!
- The 81st edition, October, was published by Cephalove.
- The 82nd edition, November, will be hosted by A Blog Around the Clock.
The Boneyard: Another just-resurrected, this is a rotating monthly carnival devoted to celebrating the finest paleontology writing published by the blogosphere.
- Edition 2.2, October, was published by Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs.
- Edition 2.3, November, will be hosted by the Other Branch.
MolBio Carnival: A monthly rotating collection of blog essays discussing peer-review articles, techniques, books and related topics molecular and cellular biology.
- The 4th edition, November, was published by Skeptic Wonder.
- The 5th edition, December, will be hosted by Lab Rat.
Carnival of the Blue: A monthly rotating compilation of the "best of" ocean blog writing (follow the Carnival of the Blue on twitter).
- The 42nd edition, November, was published by The Beacon.
The Accretionary Wedge: A monthy rotating carnival that celebrates the best writing in the blogosphere about the geosciences.
- The 28th edition, November, was published by Research at a Snail's Pace.
Scientiae: A monthly rotating carnival that collects stories about and by women in science, engineering, technology and math.
- The 46th edition, October, was published by PodBlack Cat.
- The 47th edition, November, will be hosted by The Happy Scientist.
Diversity in Science: a rotating monthly blog carnival about minority scientists.
- The 3rd edition, October, was published at DrugMonkey Blog.
- This blog carnival is currently seeking hosts.
The Giant's Shoulders: a monthly rotating blog carnival that promotes writing about classic science papers.
- The 28th edition, October, was published at From the Hands of Quacks.
- The 29th edition, November, will be hosted by Heterodoxology.
The Carnival of Mathematics: A monthly rotating carnival about maths and statistics (follow the Carnival of Maths on twitter).
- The 70th edition, October, was published at General Musings.
- The 71st edition, November, will be hosted by Theorem of the Day.
Animals
Circus of the Spineless: A monthly rotating blog carnival that celebrates insects, arachnids, molluscs, crustaceans, worms and most anything else that lacks a spine (except politicians).
- The 55th edition, October, was published at Wild About Ants.
- The 56th edition, November, will be hosted by CephalopodCast.
An Inordinate Fondness: a monthly rotating blog carnival devoted to all things beetle-y.
- The 9th edition, October, was published by Beetles in the Bush.
- The 10th edition, November, will be hosted by Coleopterist's Corner.
House of Herps, a monthly rotating blog carnival devoted exclusively to reptiles and amphibians.
- The 11th Edition, October, is published at Mainly Mongoose.
- The 12th edition, November, will be hosted by A Natural Evolution.
Four Stone Hearth: is a rotating biweekly blog carnival that focuses on the study of humankind, throughout all times and places, focusing primarily on archaeology, socio-cultural anthropology, bio-physical anthropology and linguistic anthropology.
- The 103rd edition, 27 October, was published by The Prancing Papio.
- The 104th edition, 10 November, will be hosted by Sorting out Science.
I and the Bird: a biweekly rotating blog carnival that celebrates the interaction of people and birds, and is an ongoing exploration of the endless fascination with birdlife all around the world.
- The 137th edition, 28 October, was published by The Greenbelt.
- The 138th edition, 11 November, will be hosted by Wanderin' Weeta.
Plants
Berry Go Round: A monthly rotating blog carnival devoted to highlighting recent blog entries about any aspect of plant life.
- The 32nd edition, October, was published by 10,000 Birds.
- The 33rd edition, November, will be hosted by Watching the World Wake Up.
Festival of the Trees: A monthly rotating blog carnival for all things arboreal (follow the Festival of the Trees on twitter).
- The 53rd edition, November, was published by Trees, Plants & more.
- This carnival is seeking hosts.
Medicine
Grand Rounds: one of the grand dames on the internets, this blog carnival has been ongoing for many years. It is a weekly rotating carnival of the best of the medical blogosphere.
- Volume 7, Number 6, 2 November, will be hosted by Dr. Wes.
- Volume 7, Number 7, 9 November, will be hosted by Nurse Ratched's Place.
Change of Shift: is a biweekly blog carnival by and about nurses.
- Volume 5, Number 9, 28 October, was published by EmergiBlog.
Cancer Research Blog Carnival: is a monthly rotating discussion of what's new in cancer research.
- The 38th edition, October, was published by Highlight Health.
- This carnival is currently seeking hosts.
This ends the weekly blog carnival round up. If you edit or host a blog carnival that focuses on science, environment, nature or medicine, and your blog carnival is not listed, be sure to let me know so I can add it to the listing.
