Archive for the 'Biology' Category
What’s Up With Alligator Mississippiensis?
Updated on May 15, 2006 at 9:39 am and 11:24 am.
Florida alligators have apparently become confused about their proper place in the food chain.
Until last week, alligators had killed only 17 humans in Florida in the past 58 years; however, alligator attacks have now resulted in the deaths of three people in […]
Filed under: Politics, U.S., Food & Drink, Biology, Environment
The Danger of Irrational Fear, Vol. 72,934
Updated on May 10, 2006 at 2:44 pm.
Americans have become so obsessed with the Bogeymicrobe that we’re now washing countless of tons of antibacterial soap* chemicals down the drain. As it turns out, those drains go somewhere:
About 75% of a potent bacteria-killing chemical that people flush down their drains survives treatment at sewage plants, […]
Filed under: U.S., Biology, Health, Environment
The Sweet Smell of Progress
Offered, without comment, by my wife:
Scientists are reporting dramatic advances in the area of legume technology.
Filed under: Science, Food & Drink, Biology
Suddenly I Hope Intelligent Design is Right
I guess we can look forward to an onslaught of email hocking promiscuous female bat pheromones.
A research team led by Syracuse University biologist Scott Pitnick found that in bat species where the females are promiscuous, the males boasting the largest testicles also had the smallest brains. Conversely, where the females were faithful, the males had […]













