Mad about Science: Jellyfish
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Human beings are often regarded as the pinnacle of evolution when it comes to life on Earth. As a species, we are capable of modifying our environment at scales never...
Tagged: evolution
Mad about Science: Chalicotheriidae
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Multicellular life has had about 1.6 billion years to experiment on Earth. In that time, it has created all manner of weird lifeforms that were, however briefly, perfectly suited to...
Mad about Science: Humans
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Evolution is a complex and confusing subject. Trying to wrap our heads around how a species can drastically change over thousands of generations is mind-boggling, especially since we can’t see...
Mad about Science: Weird biology
By Brenden BobbyReader Columnist Time to warm up those thumbs, denizens of Bonner County! Today’s article will be a glance into Earth’s weird evolutionary past — and to get the full picture, you’re going...
Love enduring
By Soncirey MitchellReader Staff Everything in this universe grows and changes in conjunction with and response to something else, metaphorically and literally. Humans are products of their environment, and whether that means personal idiosyncrasies...
Mad about Science: Kiwi
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist We’re ringing in the new year with an ambitious experiment! In a Mad About Science first, we’re going to be learning about two completely different subjects under a single...
A few thoughts… On Loren Eiseley and thinking for yourself
By Sandy Compton Reader Contributor I’ve lately confessed to enjoying the writings of Loren Eiseley. If you haven’t gotten one of his books and started reading (with a dictionary handy), I may not be...
Mad about Science: Convergent evolution
By Brenden Bobby Reader Staff Have you ever thought about the similarities between a cow and a triceratops? Certainly, there are huge differences between these two creatures that have been separated by a gulf...
Mad About Science: Evolutionary baggage
By Brenden Bobby Reader Columnist When people talk about evolution, terms like “perfectly adapted” often arise. In truth, evolution is far from perfect but it has given us a lot of the tools we...
