Monday, May 12th, 2008
Rapid Evolution of Isolated Lizards

National Geographic has an article on the surprising evolution of lizards on an island off the coast of Croatia.
Lizards Rapidly Evolve After Introduction to Island
“In just a few decades the 5-inch-long (13-centimeter-long) lizards have developed a completely new gut structure, larger heads, and a harder bite, researchers say.
In 1971, scientists transplanted five adult pairs of [...]

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Global Warming on Pause

Well it looks as though the Polar Bears might not all die, and Ted turner can let his crack anti-cannibal security team relax for a while. The world will not boil, not this year at least.
According to NOAA Southern hemisphere sea ice (yes I know, no Polar bears there) is at its highest recorded level [...]

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008
Monkeys Will Sell You Their Crap

What better way to start the New Year than with some Monkey news? Smithsonian.com has a feature on Laurie Santos, an experimental psychologist and researcher who specialised in Monkeys. She has been doing experiments on primate cognition at Cayo Santiago, an island off the coast of Peurto Rico that is a controlled home [...]