Category: Biology/Evolution
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How to Kill Insects with Visible Light
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Zzzzzzap! Ahhh, the gratifying sound of another insect biting the dust on a humid summer night. The hauntingly seductive blue glow of the bug zapper attracts thousands of unsuspecting insects to their untimely demise. Phototactic creepy-crawlies simply cannot resist moving toward the light, and when they arrive, a…
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How the Plague Hijacked Fleas to Kill the World
The more fleas that survive, the more rats (and humans) that can become infected.
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Chernobyl Radiation Changed Rodent Hair Color?
A team of scientists led by Zbyszek Boratyński has reported in the journal Scientific Reports that Chernobyl radiation has changed the hair color of local rodents.
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Why Domesticated Dogs Have Floppy Ears
In addition to docility and a willingness to please human masters, domestication wrought other anatomical and physiological changes: smaller and floppier ears, a shrunken brain, a shortened muzzle and white patches of fur.
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Turkish Researcher Claims that Virgin Mary Was a Hermaphrodite and Souls Are Dark Matter
There are (at least) two very big problems with the “hermaphroditic Virgin Mary” hypothesis.
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How to Make Your Dog Jealous
Dogs have a real problem with toy dogs.
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Evolution Needs to Be Seen to Be Believed
Indeed, seeing is believing.
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Spouses Are Genetically Similar
The widespread notion that “opposites attract” is wrong, not just psychologically but, as a new study shows, genetically as well.
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Black Death: The Upside to Killing Half of Europe
Once again, the adage, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” turns out to be accurate.
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Monkeys Can Do Basic Math Using Symbols
Impressive, but don’t hire a monkey accountant quite yet.