Mother’s Day Special- Mothers of the Animal Kingdom
Well on Sunday it’s Mother’s Day and I hope that this serves as a timely reminder for all that usually forget. Rather than take a look at the horrors of human child birth (I still have nightmares of...
View ArticleYoda returns! Star Wars darling spotted in nature
Science Fiction geeks assemble! Yoda, the greatest Jedi that ever lived, has returned. And not like, ghost returned. He’s back man. He’s back. It was a quite some time ago, in a galaxy that was a...
View ArticleHow long do animals live?
Well it’s another Friday and those of you reading this are probably already thinking about beer o’clock or making plans for the upcoming weekend. With any luck, you’ll be surrounded by a group of...
View ArticleBioluminescence is Badass (and Beautiful!)
Well, the title pretty much says it all. If you don’t know what bioluminescence is, or don’t understand why it is beautiful, then you should familiarise yourself with it by taking a look at this...
View ArticleThe rise of the dung beetle: from science curiosity to fashion model
I’m going to have a go at talking to you about dung beetles, which doesn’t exactly sound like the most appealing subject. And I didn’t think so either, until I came across a couple of pretty cute...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Charles Darwin!
Today we celebrate 205 years since the birth of Charles Robert Darwin, the man who provided the world with a rigorous, scientific explanation for the origin and diversity of life that has stood the...
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