For all my students who are scared of spiders: Why you need not fear the Brown Recluse. Remember - spiders keep the number of flies and cockroaches down! And they are much less likely to carry diseases onto your kitchen countertops.
Think Invertebrate animals are boring? How about this one - it was born in 1499, before Henry VIII married the first wife!
A look at the process of science from PZ Myers; what non-scientists expect from science compared to what scientists expect. Let me add that a lot of the science that doesn't seem to lead directly to a cure for cancer or to flying cars turns out to be potentially important for future progress. You may not care about understanding kinase pathways but it's possible that one day, in the future, our understand will be important for treating genetic disorders (or cancer). We just can't see it yet.
http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2013/11/09/balance/
The Amorphophallus genus of flowering plants takes attracting pollinators to new heights. Or maybe to new lows...
http://www.realmonstrosities.com/2013/11/giant-misshapen-penises.html
Coldblooded and smart? Reptiles are more intelligent than you think.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/science/coldblooded-does-not-mean-stupid.html?ref=science&_r=1&
Bonus Funny of the Week. What if animals were round? And bounced?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yltlJEdSAHw
The Amorphophallus genus of flowering plants takes attracting pollinators to new heights. Or maybe to new lows...
http://www.realmonstrosities.com/2013/11/giant-misshapen-penises.html
Coldblooded and smart? Reptiles are more intelligent than you think.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/19/science/coldblooded-does-not-mean-stupid.html?ref=science&_r=1&
Bonus Funny of the Week. What if animals were round? And bounced?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yltlJEdSAHw
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