Chimeras in Science
Scientist are racing to create Chimeras, but are they moving too quickly? When the word chimera comes up in conversation, some envision snarled creatures that crawled out of Fullmetal Alchemist. Hybrids of human and animal, they defy the laws of nature and raise questions about humanity. The Greeks depicted the chimera as a monstrous creature […]
Real Rewilding
In an attempt to circumvent enmity toward GMO foods, Danish scientists are proposing a precision breeding technique called “rewilding.” The name sounds harmless, even restorative, and rewilding is exactly what we need, but not through genetic modification.
Hallucigenia revealed: The most surreal creature from strangest period in history of life on Earth
After more than four decades of studying fossilised imprints, scientists believe they have finally nailed Hallucigenia’s position in the tree of life, and in the process discovered its only living descendants.
The Largest Organism On Earth, and It’s Not the Blue Whale
If you asked anyone what the biggest living thing on Earth was, what would be the common response? Blue Whale? Perhaps, in ancient times, a dinosaur? Well, it might surprise you that the largest organism on Earth exists right under your feet.
Living Fossil “Tadpole Shrimp” found in China
A living fossil has been discovered in north China after heavy rains created pools of water big enough to allow the creatures to hatch. The unusual animal is known as a Tadpole Shrimp, and they are over 200 million years old.
Biospherics: What Nature Does for Us, Part II
I wasn’t expecting the extreme pleasure of being so totally connected to the system. I was part of that living system, and extraordinarily thankful…
Levity Zone Podcast 019: Sacred Monkey Power @ Burning Man 2013
Dr. Bruce returns from the Amazon rainforest and opens the Burning Man 2013 talks series with “Sacred Monkey Power”, a talk about our 90 million year deep ancestry starting out on the limbs of rainforest giants.
Honeybees Can Recognize Human Faces
The ability to tell individual faces apart was long thought to be exclusive to large-brained mammals. A number of recent studies have pointed out that some wasps can recognize friends in the hive, and human faces, too.
Scientists Create Near-Living Crystal
Physicists at NYC University have this month published the results of their experiment on the lifelike behaviours of a newly-synthesized chemical compound.
Slime Molds: Brainless Intelligence
Slime molds, the yellow, finger-like spongy masses on the sides of rocks and logs, are smarter than they appear, with amazing spacial memory.
