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…