The Sciences
On Naïveté Among Scientists Who Wish to Communicate
My co-networker at Science Sushi, Christie Wilcox, wrote a heartfelt post about why she believes scientists need to jump away the lab bench and proclaim unto the world, SCIENCE!
Stories by Kevin Zelnio
Evolution
Missing Legs? Not Much of a Problem for Spiders
[caption id="attachment_179" align="alignleft" width="275" caption="Male Schizocosa sp. CC license photo courtesy of Marshall Hedin on Flickr (click for full)."][/caption] When our news editor asked on twitter what sort of animal "this six-legged spider thing" is?...
Evolution
The Cost of Bearing Lanterns
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Firefly photo by James Jordan on Flickr. Used in accordance with CC license."][/caption] LIGHT.
A Natural Disturbance
I have a draft composition of the next Evolution’s Tempo movement, but it appears that an unexpected natural disturbance has occurred in my blogging schedule.
Evolution
Evolution's Tempo, Movement I: Adagio
In its rawest form, evolution is change over time. Many things evolve: chemical reactions, landscapes, behaviors, and of course species. The scale of time is rarely defined though.
The Sciences
Welcome to the Circus of the Spineless, Edition #64!
With each edition of the Circus of the Spineless being published every month, I stand in awe at the science and nature blogging community's response to keeping this long-running carnival going...
Ecology
Word of the Month: Myrmecomorphy
[caption id="attachment_115" align="alignleft" width="222" caption="Ant, or Spider? You Decide! Top: Sandilya Theuerkauf; Bottom: Sean Hoyland (both from Wikipedia Commons)."][/caption] Myrmecomorphy Part of the fun in natural history is playing word detective!...
Evolution
Louis CK: Let Loose the Lions!
A funny piece from Louis CK on the Letterman Show! He brings up some very good point about human evolution: "I think human beings are still evolving and we're all responsible for that.
Ecology
Prescribing Gene Flow
When ecosystems are sick, who prescribes the cure? Its not as straight-forward as it is in medicine. A doctor diagnoses a problem and prescribes some medication or treatments to ease the pain or kill infectious agents...
Evolution
Agent of Selection
You, friend, are a force to reckon with. The power you wield is unfathomable. You can effect change at the flick of the wrist. You hold the future of many at your mighty whim.
The Sciences
Circus of the Spineless
Since 2009, I have enthusiastically administered the Circus of the Spineless - a monthly traveling blog carnival about the most important of all animal life, the invertebrates ...
Ecology
The Reality and Utility of Bear Paternity Tests
[caption id="attachment_44" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Bear is unimpressed. Photo CC by Flickr user Marshmallow."][/caption] It was summer of 2008 and the rhetoric was getting as hot as a globally warmed hood on a '91 Chevy Camaro RS (my 2nd car, with t-tops of course)...
The Crossroads of Evolution and Ecology
Penicillium makes Penicillin by Ryan Somma of Ideonexus. About EvoEcoLab Natural history is about observation and long, deep thinking. The best natural scientists have spent lots of time thinking about what they are witness to...
Biology
A World Ocean
Every year on June 8 ocean enthusiasts celebrate World Oceans Day. Last year over 300 official events in 45 countries recognized how the Earth’s largest and most complex ecosystem affects not only the rest of the planet and its inhabitants, but how the seas touch upon the essence of being human and the connectivity of the human-sphere to the ocean-sphere...
Evolution
To catch a fallen sea angel: A mighty mollusk detects ocean acidification
"What's more ," snapped the Lorax. (His dander was up.) "Let me say a few words about Gluppity-Glupp. Your machine chugs on, day and night without stop making Gluppity-Glupp...
