We've talked a lot about sub-species on this site and it can be somewhat confusing but this study is about discovering geographic pockets where two sub-species' habitats overlap. Could have some interesting effects on the population dynamics. Will they "re-breed" back in to one species? Food for thought…plus this was a chance to play with the new editor:)

http://www.canada.com/regina/news/story.html?id=89a5da1c-4fa5-475a-9046-ff666d30bab9&k=91937 

If you’ve ever been to the zoo with me, you’ve probably heard me talk about these guys. Well here is video evidence of their amazing hunting prowess!

A dolphin with legs?! OK not exactly but this is an interesting discovery that gives credibility to the principles of evolution. Mammals originally developed on land, then some (dolphins, whales, etc.) moved back in to the water. But during their development, all animals go through phases where vestigial organs or limbs of their ancestors are present. For example, as humans we go thorugh a stage while still in the womb where we have vestigial gills.

Some of this is kind of silly but some of it is absolutely hilarious! A must see for Star Wars and James Earl Jones fans alike!

Do you see what I see?

This is from Google Earth somewhere in Alberta, Canada. Reminds me of lying out in a field as a kid looking for shapes in the clouds.

It has been a bit of a running joke to some in our group for a while: using technology to decrease one’s own fertility. Turns out some of us may have been unknowingly doing it all along!

I haven’t actually read this whole thing yet. It’s a bit long but a very extensive and comprehensive prediction of what would happen if all human life were suddenly removed from the planet Earth. Interesting to say the least…

For the record, I do not agree with pretty much everything this guy says but still thought it interesting enough to post. I think where he fails is in the human factors around his theory. Especially the idea that the elite will only breed with the elite causing this change to occur. Humans have a long history of breaking social barriers when it comes to love, marriage and children and that will continue. The idea itself has already been tried with the ruling classes of Europe for hundreds of years and we’re not really any different now than we were then. And the differences we do see are based in medical technology and nutrition, not genetics. Anyway, from a purely scientific point of view, everything he says is possible but I would say it’s unlikely when the social factors are taken into account.

…but I’m much more of a Pepsi guy than a Coke guy!

This probably won’t stand as any great surprise to most of you but we geeks can be rather vulgar from time to time. But should it end up in the code?

WARNING: A COUPLE OF F-BOMBS AND SOME BRITISH PROFANITY

(Sorry, I’m gonna get a little bit “wordy” with this one)

OK, so maybe an e-mail from one person isn’t necessarily “popular demand” but someone was interested in a follow up to the dinosaur-soft-tissue post of yesterday. Specifically, something on Christian reaction to this discovery. Amazingly enough, I couldn’t actually find a Christian site that was talking about it. But I found a bunch of sites quoting Christian sources’ reactions and then reacting to those. The title link is to, what I feel, is the best one. It’s really long and, honestly, I didn’t read all of it but here’s the basics: Creationist groups are using this as proof that the Earth is not millions of years old but a mere 6,000 (or so) years old. Their prevailing argument is that there’s no way that soft tissue could have survived for millions of years. If you’re interested in reading more follow the link… If you have any thoughts of your own feel free to leave a comment. Sorry if all of this was boring to you.

For anyone who might be in the market for a new money-holding device…

Supposedly, this little guy is operating as a totally independant robot. Hard to say if that is true or not from this video but it’s pretty darn cool if it is. I’d just put the video on the blog instead of a link but I’m not cool like all of you:)

Jurassic park comes one step closer. This is an absolutely amazing discovery!

Can you guess who?!