How lizards shed their tails. (Video and text) [link]
Do birds have "culture"? Find out by viewing this webinar. [link]
The calorie counter. Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer busts myths about how humans burn calories-and why. [link]
February 22, 2022: A Twos Day on a Tuesday. The date, when written in the m-dd-yy format, consists only of twos: 2-22-22. It also falls on a Tuesday! From:[link]
The calorie counter. Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer busts myths about how humans burn calories-and why. [link]
February 22, 2022: A Twos Day on a Tuesday. The date, when written in the m-dd-yy format, consists only of twos: 2-22-22. It also falls on a Tuesday! From:[link]
How warp-speed evolution is transforming ecology. Darwin thought evolution was too slow to change the environment on observable timescales. Ecologists are discovering that he was wrong. [link]
From Linda: A parasitic wasp unmasked: one species is actually 16 species. [link]
What drives sea level rise? US report warns of 1-foot rise within three decades and more frequent flooding. A sea level scientist explains the two main ways climate change is threatening the coasts. [link]
How poisonous mercury gets from coal-fired power plants into the fish you eat. The Biden administration is moving to revive mercury limits for coal-fired power plants. A scientist explains mercury's health risks and the role power plants play. [link]