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Bacteria, Insects Join Forces Against Pesticide

by celeres in Education, April 24, 2012
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Microbes in gut, rather than genetic changes, allow insects to develop chemical resistance.

10 Human Qualities That Other Animals Also Have

by Snub Nosed Monkey in Languages, April 16, 2012
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Humans are pretty special. But to understand why, first it is important to dispel some of the myths about what makes us unique. We are special, but not for the reasons that many people believe. If we can get rid of these incorrect ideas, then we are able to properly appreciate just how amazing we really are.

What We Eat in 2050?

by Predators in Lifestyle Choices, March 3, 2012
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In a very funny book called "35 May" – written by a German author, Erich Kastner, 1931 – Ringelhuth uncle teaches his nephew, Conrad, who visit it every Thursday to eat all sorts of ways food funny as to "mild stomach" for times that were to come, who knows what time it would be weird things all have to eat. Hearing about the problems in a meat, fish etc…

Biggest Bug Ever

by tonyleather in Society, December 2, 2011
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Could you have let this monster wander over your hand, munching on the carrot whilst sending shivers of dread down your spine, as you felt the weight in the nerve endings of your skin, moving about?

The Uses of Language

by Socorro Lawas in Social Sciences, November 15, 2011
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What are the functions of language?

Financial Traders and Insects Have Something in Common, Say Researchers

by Norm Schneider in Psychology, October 7, 2011
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Maybe there’s a reason financial wheeling and dealing bugs us.

Animal Dreams

by J M Lennox in Psychology, June 19, 2011
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Sometimes, dreaming about a certain animal may simply mean that we have recently been in contact with that animal. However, animals symbolize the untamed and uncivilized aspects of people. A dream which involves an animal usually represents a human character trait on an instinctual level, symbolised by a particular animal.

The Rejection of Butterflies

by Jason Collins in Issues, May 31, 2011
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How do butterflies reject her suitors? A Japanese team recently discovered.

School Nature Study : a 1950s Memoir Story

by Val Mills in Education, May 30, 2011
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Nature study lessons in a 1950s New Zealand classroom gave opportunities to learn about many tiny creatures, learning about their appearance, their habitats, and their daily existence.

Life is Good

by tonyleather in Philosophy, May 29, 2011
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Brief rant about what it is that makes life worth living.

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