Non-Native Species
We humans have this nasty habit of thinking we know everything.…
June 3, 2010/by KatieYeast
Without naming any names, this man I know who brews his own beer…
May 28, 2010/by KatieArtificial Life
Don't freak out. Don't freak out. Don't freak out.Okay, scientists…
May 28, 2010/by KatieEvolution of Fashion vs. Evolution of Life
Everything changes over time. Life, fashion, and language…
May 11, 2010/by KatieHairy Oil Spill
I've donated hair to Locks of Love twice--almost 3 feet of hair…
May 7, 2010/by KatieGiraffes and Red-Nosed Reindeer
I already got a question about the previous post: "If giraffes…
May 3, 2010/by KatieAcquired Everything
So one of the basic ideas of natural selection and evolution…
April 30, 2010/by KatieLiving Fossils
Living fossils are NOT: -really old people-dinosaur skeletons…
April 27, 2010/by KatieMitosis
Cells don't have sex. Not usually, anyway. To make…
April 16, 2010/by KatieSharky Sharks
When I was surfing one gray morning near Malibu, CA, I saw something…
April 13, 2010/by KatieA Sense of Purpose
We like to look at nature and think about purpose. We ask,…
April 12, 2010/by KatieVestigial Organs
Vestigial organs are evolutionary souvenirs. They are not…
January 29, 2010/by KatieFungus!
Mushrooms aren't plants. I know they grow out of soil slowly…
December 7, 2009/by KatieLovely Controversy
Science has a way of causing controversy. Hey, knowledge…
November 5, 2009/by KatieWhat We Don’t Know
When I was a freshman in high school, taking biology for the…
October 20, 2009/by KatieNature vs. Nurture
Nature =Your genesYour genetic destinyThat which you cannot change…
October 9, 2009/by KatieChimpanzees and Humans
A good friend of mine once asked me a good question:If humans…
October 5, 2009/by KatieAsk a Question
Do you have a random biology question you've always wondered…
October 5, 2009/by KatieBaldness Doesn’t Come from Your Dad
I once saw a commercial for a rogaine-like product that helps…
October 2, 2009/by Katie