Ed YongStories, Short and Long
This is such a great image, well-narrated: picture the energy of the world as a giant waterfall, says Ollie Morton.
Lampreys purge 20% of genome from most cells. That’ll be the fraction that codes for mercy, then. [Rusten: do lampreys have lower than expected rates of cancer?]
The evolutionary history of dragons, illustrated by a scientist [Rusten: teaching phylogeny to dragon-lovers]
What do tool-making bonobos tell us about our own origins? Good coverage by Brandon Keim, and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh addresses the most important point here.
Cities are using nature to cut pollution – the rise of Green infrastructure [Rusten: strong Puget Sound focus]
The war on parasites from the point of view of a bird and an extinct dinosaur [Rusten: ectoparasites driving morphological change]
Some videos and photos (with and without text)
Bacterium on a diatom on an amphipod! Amazing. [Rusten: be sure to click the link if it isn't moving ... amazing zoom]
French lake turns blood red. High salt content kills shrimp & releases the red algae they eat [Rusten: not surprising after the SF Bay salt ponds story]
Incredible mimicry: New species wants you to See No Weevil
More cool mimicry: a ladybug-mimicking spider
Gorgeous shot of a school of cownose rays
7 buildings that appear to defy the laws of physics
Squid camouflage cells pulsate to the tune of Cypress Hill. Insane! In the membrane!
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