How the Gastropod Got Its Twist
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By , on October 8th, 2012 2 comments   Adaptations, Cephalopods, Organisms   , , , , , , , , , ,  

All snails and their ancestors, the Gastropods, share a common feature. We people with fancy Ph.D.’s in biology call this a synapomorphy, a word derived from the Greek words for “together with”, “away from”, and “shape”, namely syn, apo, and morphe. You might think the shell is a common feature of snails, but Gastropoda also . . . → Read More: How the Gastropod Got Its Twist

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TGIF – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
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By , on November 25th, 2011 One comment   Pictures and Movies, Reviews   , ,  

Right, enough of the folksy stuff, time to get metal. Or at least, what used to be metal, back when metal was, well, metal. To that end, I give you Iron Maiden: “Old English Geezers interpreting even older English geezer’s epic poetry about spooky maritime stuff”. Given the length of said poem/track, I’ve skipped to . . . → Read More: TGIF – The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

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Ocean acidification is evil: a not-so-great poem
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By , on October 20th, 2010 Leave a comment   Conservation & Environment   , ,  

Ocean acidification is evil. Ocean species expect great upheaval. Horrific for survival, expect no survival Second worst for calcification, what an abomination! Dire but better for growing with all signs of slowing. Photosynthesis and reproduction fair the best, but unpleasant like all the rest. If you’re a calcifying organism, kiss you sweet hardened ass goodbye. . . . → Read More: Ocean acidification is evil: a not-so-great poem

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