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SA Anecdotes from the ArchiveDefense against Poison Gas, 1915
Reported in Scientific American , This Week in World War I: June 12, 1915 Germany (taking a cue from France) first used poison gas on a large scale against Allied troops manning trenches near Ypres, Belgium, on April 22, 1915. The gas was horrifically effective, killing and wounding thousands of soldiers in a matter of minutes. […]Keep reading »
Extinction CountdownIsn't It Time We Recognize African Elephants as 2 Separate Species?
Fourteen years ago the first of a series of genetic tests unveiled a secret : African elephants aren’t really a single species. They are actually two different species that diverged from each other six million years ago. One species, savanna elephants ( Loxodonta africana ), lives in eastern and southern Africa. […]Keep reading »- Tetrapod Zoology
Jurassic World and the Build a Better Fake Theropod Project
Indominus rex , imaginary genetic chimaera and star of the movie Jurassic World . A little movie called Jurassic World has just hit cinemas, you might have heard of it. I've seen it, and - while I'm not about to discuss it at length - I mostly found it dumb, with ugly, old school CG animals that can't be considered an improvement on the animals originally outed for 1993's Jurassic Park . […]Keep reading » 
MIND Illusion ChasersVOTE NOW for the Best Illusion of the Year--Until Friday, 7 P.M. Only!
Worldwide voting is now open to choose the Best Illusion of the Year, for 24 hours only, until 7 P. M. EST, June 12 . Go to the Best Illusion of the Year Contest website and choose your favorite illusion from the Top 10 finalists! Anybody with an internet connection (that means YOU!) can vote to pick the Top 3 Winners from the current Top 10 List. […]Keep reading »
Anthropology in PracticeContext Matters When It Comes to Travel Time
Have you ever gone somewhere and found on the return trip you just couldn't wait to get home? And barring three hours of traffic on the Belt Parkway or a four hour approach to the Tunnels, maybe you actually made it home and thought, "Hey, I got here quicker than I expected! […]Keep reading »
Extinction CountdownAlaska's Rare Alexander Archipelago Wolves Nearly Wiped Out in 1 Year
These are dire times for one of the world’s rarest wolf subspecies. Over the past year the population of Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago wolves ( Canis lupus ligoni ) has plummeted from 221 to as low as 60, according to data released last week. […]Keep reading »
SA SA VisualA Climate Change Data Visualization Gains National Landmark Status
The Keeling Curve is a benchmark data visualization in climatology. Often overlooked by chart collectors in favor of its younger, arguably more memorably-named climate viz cousin the " hockey stick graph ," which tracks temperature over time, the importance of Charles David Keeling's plot of atmospheric carbon dioxide should not be forgotten. […]Keep reading »
MIND Beautiful MindsHow Is Creativity Differentially Related to Schizophrenia and Autism?
"There is only one difference between a madman and me. I am not mad." -- Salvador Dali For some reason, the general public is fascinated by the link between madness and genius. A new paper , which has been garnering a lot of media attention, has stoked the flames once again on this age-old debate. […]Keep reading »
SymbiarticSupport PaleoArt with the Jurassic World Challenge
Dinosaurs are as electrifying to the public as they have ever been, and the revival of the the Jurassic Park movies with director Colin Trevorrow's Jurassic World is a lightning rod. People love 'em - and hopefully museums around the world will see a surge in attendence following the Jurassic World's release. […]Keep reading »
SA Observations75-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Soft Tissue Suggests Ancient Organic Preservation May Be Common
During the process of fossilization, all organic compounds--such as those that make up cells and tissues—disappear, leaving behind remains composed strictly of mineral. That’s the conventional wisdom, anyway. But discoveries made over the past two decades have steadily chipped away at this tenet of paleontology, revealing what appear to be blood cells, bone cells and other organic materials in a handful of exceptionally well-preserved dinosaur fossils. […]Keep reading »
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