Non-Native Species

We humans have this nasty habit of thinking we know everything.…
June 3, 2010/by Katie

Yeast

Without naming any names, this man I know who brews his own beer…
May 28, 2010/by Katie

Artificial Life

Don't freak out. Don't freak out. Don't freak out.Okay, scientists…
May 28, 2010/by Katie

Evolution of Fashion vs. Evolution of Life

Everything changes over time.  Life, fashion, and language…
May 11, 2010/by Katie

Hairy Oil Spill

I've donated hair to Locks of Love twice--almost 3 feet of hair…
May 7, 2010/by Katie

Giraffes and Red-Nosed Reindeer

I already got a question about the previous post:  "If giraffes…
May 3, 2010/by Katie

Acquired Everything

So one of the basic ideas of natural selection and evolution…
April 30, 2010/by Katie

Living Fossils

Living fossils are NOT: -really old people-dinosaur skeletons…
April 27, 2010/by Katie

Mitosis

Cells don't have sex.  Not usually, anyway.  To make…
April 16, 2010/by Katie

Sharky Sharks

When I was surfing one gray morning near Malibu, CA, I saw something…
April 13, 2010/by Katie

A Sense of Purpose

We like to look at nature and think about purpose.  We ask,…
April 12, 2010/by Katie

Vestigial Organs

Vestigial organs are evolutionary souvenirs.  They are not…
January 29, 2010/by Katie

Fungus!

Mushrooms aren't plants.  I know they grow out of soil slowly…
December 7, 2009/by Katie

Lovely Controversy

Science has a way of causing controversy.  Hey, knowledge…
November 5, 2009/by Katie

What We Don’t Know

When I was a freshman in high school, taking biology for the…
October 20, 2009/by Katie

Nature vs. Nurture

Nature =Your genesYour genetic destinyThat which you cannot change…
October 9, 2009/by Katie

Chimpanzees and Humans

A good friend of mine once asked me a good question:If humans…
October 5, 2009/by Katie

Ask a Question

Do you have a random biology question you've always wondered…
October 5, 2009/by Katie

Baldness Doesn’t Come from Your Dad

I once saw a commercial for a rogaine-like product that helps…
October 2, 2009/by Katie

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