How Mexico’s ‘chicken peacocks’ conquered the world
Note the boy on the left and the dog on the lower right, both seizing the moment to make off with a prized turkey. This engraving was made in 1589, […]
Note the boy on the left and the dog on the lower right, both seizing the moment to make off with a prized turkey. This engraving was made in 1589, […]
Over the years, I’ve uploaded thousands of photos into online storage. On a whim last week, I typed the keyword ‘love’ into the search field. Google’s algorithm delivered one result: […]
“We then experimentally shortened the penis using scissors, without harming the male. We show that the shorter the penis after cutting, the lower a male’s reproductive success.” – Dougherty et. al. […]
Eleven letters are shared by the Greek, Latin and Russian Cyrillic alphabets (if you consider Y / У and K / К to be the same). In this dandy Venn diagram, the […]
I am so happy to know that some salmon get to retire from the whole “epic migration” thing. In one species – the Dolly Varden char – the oldsters actually […]
geckovescence /ˈɡekōˈvesəns/ noun: the self-propulsion of water droplets off the skin of gecko lizards “…when dew forms on the gecko skin it takes the form of tiny water drops which, […]
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[With apologies to Dr. Kimberly Young, developer of the IAT, a genuine clinical questionnaire for assessing Internet addiction.] Conceptually, the diagnosis is a compulsive-impulsive spectrum disorder that involves the following […]
“No zoologist should propose a name that, to his knowledge, gives offense on any grounds.” – The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature • • • If you discovered a delicate, […]
“Generally portmanteaus with the greatest sticking power seem to be those which fill an existing gap in our lexicon. They describe experiences for which we lack words.” – OxfordWords blog […]