This Week's Scishimi: Spoiler Alert
By Christie Wilcox
This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American
What's your favorite scientific name? I still put my vote on Crepidula fornicata.
Science graffiti. Nuff said.
Turns out spoilers don't actually spoil the fun - go figure.
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