The Jurassic challenge to God – ichthyosaur
The discovery of specimens such as the ichthyosaur was a bold wakeup call that prevailing beliefs were wrong – Thankfully people did listen.
Natural History
Fossils from the day the dinosaurs died
66 million years ago 99.9999% of all living things died. A new discovery of fossils from the day it happened has opened a new window into this
Today is Darwin Day
The 12th February is officially International Darwin day. I tend to have a Charles Darwin posting up to mark the occasion, and so here are a few samples from previous years … 2015: Was Darwin a racist, and does evolution promote racism? – #DarwinDay (Hint … No) 2016: Why is Today Darwin Day and what is … Read more Today is Darwin Day
WWF Living Planet Report – Massive decline in the size of populations
The World Wildlife Fund, the world’s largest conservation organization with over five million supporters, has published its 2018 Living Planet Report. It is quite frankly very dire reading and that has resulted in the media picking up the story and highlighting it … BBC: WWF report: Mass wildlife loss caused by human consumption CNN: This is the ‘last … Read more WWF Living Planet Report – Massive decline in the size of populations
Wolves and Monkeys collaborate – Become Hunting buddies
This has popped into the news recently, but actually goes back about three years to 2015. As an echo our our relationship with wolves roughly about 40,000 years ago a band of Monkeys were observed to be forging an alliance with some wolves in Ethiopia. The Study: Solitary Ethiopian wolves increase predation success on rodents when … Read more Wolves and Monkeys collaborate – Become Hunting buddies
Vending machines for some very smart crows
New Caledonian crows are smart, very very smart. Last January the BBC highlighted a study that illustrated their tool making ability. They were shaping hooks out of plant material that they then used to fish for insets. These were not simply random twigs, but consisted of hooks that were far more efficient. These crows are … Read more Vending machines for some very smart crows