You hate to keep piling on, but this is actually zoology-related. Kind of. The supposed sighting of a gorilla in Hale County last weekend led to a quick check with nearby zoos, who reported that all of their big apes were exactly where they should be. So, of course, that leads to only one logical conclusion.
That's right, Bigfoot.
The most valuable item in this article is the news that the existence of Bigfoot was confirmed in 1902. Actually, if you follow their link to this truly fascinating Bigfoot article by the Alabama Free Press (apparently some sort of paranormal-obsessed blog) , you can ascertain where this little piece of info originated. You'll also find out that there have been 60 Bigfoot sightings in Alabama since 1980. Given that there have been considerably fewer gorilla sightings in that period, I'd say the case is solved.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
More good news!!!
Terry England is a state representative from GEORGIA. NOT ALABAMA. I repeat, Terry England is NOT from Alabama.
Rep. Terry England compares women to cows, pigs and chickens. from Bryan Long on Vimeo.
Rep. Terry England compares women to cows, pigs and chickens. from Bryan Long on Vimeo.
Caution - scientist approaching!
The students in our lab don't defend their posters. They go on the offensive."So, you got a question? Didn't think so."
By the way, the poster may not look like anything special right now, but it's coming together. Tells an interesting story. Should be ready for Association of Southeastern Biologists in April. And a huge shoutout to the undergraduate researchers from Small Southern who really showed out at the symposium today. They represented well.
The first cut...
Earlier this semester, my vertebrate zoology class discussed the conodonts, the jawless vertebrates that arose in the Cambrian and own the distinction of being the first toothed vertebrates. New research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B and summarized here at Nature News reveals that these first teeth were also among the sharpest. The extreme sharpness may have allowed the small, jawless conodonts to produce significant forces with the side to side action their teeth. In addition, there's evidence that the animals had mechanisms allowing them to sharpen and condition their super-sharp teeth as they were worn down or broken.
Fossil conodont teeth were known from Cambrian rocks long before the animals that bore them were identified. Now, it looks like these relatively little-known vertebrates were solving some evolutionary puzzles before the jawed counterparts that followed them, and in a dramatically different way.
Fossil conodont teeth were known from Cambrian rocks long before the animals that bore them were identified. Now, it looks like these relatively little-known vertebrates were solving some evolutionary puzzles before the jawed counterparts that followed them, and in a dramatically different way.
Good news, bad news....
...on the evolution front. According to Forbes, the percentage of young adults in the U.S. that "believe in" evolution is significantly higher than the percentage among older adults. The bad news is that it's still only 49%. Still, the arrows point up.
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