Among the many celestial bodies that the ancient Greeks told…
Everybody poops: a new discovery challenges biologists to ask more questions about the evolution of the anus
William E. Browne, an evolutionary biologist of the University of Miami in…
Evolution vs. Creationism: The toaster argument
The I-95 turnpike is the epitome of New Jersey, an entire state that…
Phylogeny of elves finds that santa’s workers are actually dwarves
Abstract This study reconstructs the evolutionary tree of elves using 26 life…
What do scientists do? Part II – A tribute to taxonomists
The giant tortoises of the Galapagos Islands are huge, weighing up to…
Cockroaches aren’t as good at surviving as we thought
If you exist on planet earth for more than about 15 years…
Notes from the field: What does a scientist do?
If I were to ask you, describe a scientist, what would you…
Mating Systems
Last blog I mentioned some specifics about horse shoe crab mating behavior…
The puzzling case of the twisted sisters
In the business of making evolutionary trees you’re always on the lookout…
A biologist’s bucket list
For every biologist there is a list of natural events or places…
