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Category: Science and Culture
Raging Battles on Beaches Near You
Up and down the west coast of the US and Mexico, thousands of Elephant Seals are gathering for the biggest event of the year…
Crows and Aesop’s Fable: More fact than fiction?
Dr. John Marzluff caught and harassed some local American crows while wearing a caveman mask. He found that…
Field Photo: Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus)
Photo credit: Shea Lambert
Primate Drug Use Revealed!
Think humans are the only species that use medicine? Think again! Primates use local plants and other items to…
Fractals Fractals Everywhere!
Unlike the geometry you learned in high school, which consists of smooth shapes and straight lines (circles, squares, triangles, etc.) fractal geometry …
Thanksgiving: Wild Turkey Families
This week take a moment to ponder the beast in your feast. The wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) has a sophisticated social system that rivals that of lions or primates.
The Drunken Monkey: Is Our Desire for Booze an Evolutionary Hangover?
The insatiable allure for alcohol comes in a variety of conspicuous forms, from severe alcoholism to the occasional beer with close friends, wine tastings, cocktail parties, and well…most of us remember those late Friday nights in college when you stumbled home *slightly* inebriated. As speculation has it, our alcohol intake may actually have an evolutionary…