Category Archives: Biology

Attenborough on The Almighty

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Custador

I love this guy. In fact, he’s so good, let’s have that speech as a picture:

Posted in Biology, Religion | 7 Comments

Killer Cone Snails

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Daniel Florien

Here’s a sea snail that’s armed with over 100 toxins:

Posted in Biology, Science, Videos | 6 Comments

She’s Done it Again

Posted on January 7, 2012 by vorjack

Daniel mentioned this story a few years ago: a lone female zebra shark gave birth to offspring without any father being available. That’s right, a virgin birth. The zebra shark, named Zebedee, lives in an aquarium in Dubai and has … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology | 23 Comments

Well this is disgusting…

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Daniel Florien

Someone was hiking with their son when they found this disgusting creature: I wasn’t sure what it was at first… but ends up it’s a moray eel. It looks like the start of a horror film to me. How do … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Science, Weird | 16 Comments

You Fail Evolutionary Biology Forever

Posted on September 28, 2010 by vorjack

I know that PZ Myers has already covered it, but I think this article – or at least this topic – needs to be mentioned again: The most ludicrous depictions of evolution in science fiction history at io9. The author … Continue reading →

Posted in Articles, Biology, Comics, Oh the Stupidity!, Science, Science Fiction | 122 Comments

David Bolinsky Animates a Cell

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Daniel Florien

Posted in Biology, Science, Videos | 6 Comments

Religious Definitions

Posted on August 26, 2010 by vorjack

Over at the Psychology Today blog, The Scientific Fundamentalist, Satoshi Kanazawa is getting a lot of attention for a really odd argument. The title basically sums it up, “If Barack Obama Is Christian, Michael Jackson Was White.” Honestly, not much … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Islam, Religion, Science | 38 Comments

God Told to Stop "Playing Science"

Posted on May 29, 2010 by vorjack

by VorJack Synthetic life form accuses God of ‘playing science’ The world’s first artificially created life form has accused God of ‘playing science’ and ‘meddling with things He cannot possibly understand.’ The single celled organism, created by Dr Craig Venter … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Humor, Science | 8 Comments

Ant Mega-Colony Takes Over World

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Daniel Florien

We thought we were winning the war on bugs, but it seems that perhaps it is the ants who have won: A single mega-colony of ants has colonised much of the world, scientists have discovered. Argentine ants living in vast … Continue reading →

Posted in Biology, Science | 16 Comments

The Biological Roots of Religion

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Daniel Florien

Prof. Robert Sapolsky talks about the biological roots of religion through schizophrenia (hearing the voice of a god), OCD (ritual), and temporal lobe epilepsy (mystical experiences): There’s a condensed version of some of these thoughts in Sapolsky’s essay “Belief and … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheism, Biology, Psychology, Religion, Science, Videos | 13 Comments