• Orchid Mimics Carrion to Attract Flies

    Updated: 2011-03-16 14:35:54
    Scientists studying a South African orchid determined, with the clever use of roadkill, that the flower attracts pollinators by mimicking the scent of carrion. Their report appears in the Annals of Botany. The Satyrium pumilum orchid grows in sandy, moist soil near streams in South Africa. Unlike most flowers, S. pumilum doesn’t have any nectar [...]

  • Pavlov - Does that Name Ring a Bell?

    Updated: 2011-03-12 03:28:47
    We all do things daily. Some of us use Facbook. We all eat certain foods. We each have favorite brands. Pavlov discovered why we do what we do.

  • The Science Behind the Japanese Earthquake

    Updated: 2011-03-11 15:00:58
    Here are some links that help explain the science behind this morning’s magnitude 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan and resulting tsunami: A summary from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Mountain Beltway explains the geology of the quake The USGS has a collection of links about earthquakes in Japan Scientific American has a nice [...]

  • Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk

    Updated: 2011-03-07 13:11:54
    Pigliucci, M.  (2010)  Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk.  University of Chicago Press. 336 pp. ISBN: 978-0226667867. Read the full review here

  • From Man to Ape: Darwinism in Argentina, 1870-1920

    Updated: 2011-03-07 13:02:09
    Novoa, A.  and A. Levine (2010) From Man to Ape: Darwinism in Argentina, 1870-1920.  University of Chicago Press. 328 pp. ISBN: 978-0226596167. Read the full review here

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