- Caterpillars must walk before they can anally scrape (Not Exactly Rocket Science)
- Twitter taphonomy conversation reminded me of one of my favorite books, Recent Vertebrate Carcasses and Their Paleobiological Implications by Johannes Weigelt
- Deep-sea scavengers risk low-oxygen levels to have ham for dinner (via @mjvinas)
- The explosive chemistry of coal mines (by @deborahblum)
- Lemur species rediscovered after 100 years (ht @dendroica)
- Watch out for those falling blocks! - NYC gets destroyed, 8-bit style (ht @PD_Smith)
- Creepy cadavers - photos of old school dissections (ht @Bonesholmes)
- The Science of Kissing gets a cover (via @Sheril_)
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