Not a new "species" of Great Ape after all permlink
A few years ago there were reports of a new great ape in the Congo, perhaps a chimp-gorilla hybrid. As the story unfolded it seemed more and more plausible that this was a local morph of the common chimpanzee, and...
Posted on July 1, 2006 3:50 PM • 0 Comments
You germy fat pig.... permlink
Interesting article in The Boston Globe which profiles researchers who suggest that variation in gut flora (the mix of bacteria) might be the cause of differences in body weight. Interesting fact: there are an order of magnitude more bacteria in...
Posted on May 22, 2006 2:42 AM • 8 Comments
City slickers permlink
Wired has an article up about urban coyotes: ...coyotes are thriving in city suburbs like Itasca and Palatine Village, and have even been spotted in the heart of Chicago's metropolitan area. They've also been sighted in other major urban areas,...
Posted on February 2, 2006 9:23 PM • 4 Comments