August 31, 2007
Go F*ck Yourself, Motherf*cker! Eat Sh*t!
Topic Categories: Books
Hardwired to swear. Well, Pinker thinks so, and I agree. I SO want a copy of his new book!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:49 PM • 13 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Shakespeare's Ghost Revealed
Topic Categories: Image of the Day
The owner of those mysterious eyes that glowed in Shakespeare's Garden is revealed.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Spiders Spin Web the Size of Texas
Topic Categories: Arachnids • Behavior • Biology • Invertebrates • Wow! • Zoology
Wow, an amazing, huge spider web is being built by millions of spiders in Texas. Pictures!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 11:34 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Are You A Feminist?
Topic Categories: OnLine Quiz
Another online quiz for you to play with.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 10:59 AM • 10 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Pretty Boys Have All the Chicks
Topic Categories: Birds • Evolution • Ornithology • Zoology
DNA evidence that evolution of sexual dichromatism in socially monogamous bird species is driven by promiscuity.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 30, 2007
Lab 257
Topic Categories: Book Review • Medical Microbiology • Medicine • Microbiology
by Michael Christopher Carroll, is the chilling true story about the not-so-secret animal disease lab right next door to NYC.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 5:14 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
The Ghost of Shakespeare Garden
Topic Categories: Image of the Day
An interesting image that will intrigue you. First in a series of two.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Tangled Bank Blog Carnival Now Available
Topic Categories: Blog Carnivals
another blog carnival for you to enjoy, this time, the grand dame of all science-oriented blog carnivals.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 9:35 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 29, 2007
Carnival of Australia Now Available
Topic Categories: Blog Carnivals
If you can't visit this splendid country, you can at least read about it!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 9:29 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 28, 2007
And the Moon Became as Red as Blood ...
Topic Categories: Astronomy
IIEE! The four horsemen of the apocalypse approach!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 9:06 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Time's 'Hero For The Planet' Imprisoned in Brazil
Topic Categories: Politics
Is this government repression of scientists and scientific inquiry or legitimate protection from biopiracy?
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 4:20 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Xerox
Topic Categories: Horses • Image of the Day
An amazing image for you to enjoy, and NO, it was not photoshopped, either!
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
August 27, 2007
Sorry Charlie: Bluefin Tuna Ready to Become Dodos of the Sea
Topic Categories: Endangered Species • Fish
New research reveals that the Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery is in danger of collapse probably because of numerous pressures on the fish population, especially overfishing for the sushi industry.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 5:30 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Dahlia
Topic Categories: Flowering Plants • Image of the Day
A stunning image for you to enjoy, courtesy of a long-time reader.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 2:59 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Birds in the News 96 (v3n23)
Topic Categories: Birds in the News
Another edition of the original online newsletter devoted to linking to news exclusively about birds.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 11:59 AM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Corn Fed Parrot
Topic Categories: Birds • Streaming videos
A streaming video of a parrot that will get you started out right on your work week.
Posted by "GrrlScientist" at 8:59 AM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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