Tag: biology
Types of Dragons Guide and Family Tree
@drakthug drew this handy simple dragon guide. Then biologist Drosophilamelanobastard decided to create a more scientifically rigorous trait based phylogeny (family tree) assigning character states as 0 if…
Alabama is America’s Amazon
That’s right, the state of Alabama is America’s Amazon (the rainforest, not the website). Hidden away in the heart of the Deep South, one of…
Difference Between a Rabbit & a Hare & Other Animals
This post about the genetic differences between a rabbit and a hare, as well as other animals is crazy! They list so many animals that…
Humans Are Not Meant to Sleep the Way We Do
This post is all about how humans didn’t evolve to sleep the way we do in modern society today and therefore weren’t meant to all…
A Girl Found Out Her Dad Wasn’t Her Dad in Biology Class
This is a crazy story about a girl in biology class who found out that her dad wasn’t really her biological dad. Once again we…
The Long Road To Publishing A Scientific Paper
Katie Everson posted this helpful infographic about what it actually takes to get a scientific paper published. A poster version is available for purchase in her Etsy…
The Evolutionary Reason Why Women Have Periods
Someone asked on Quora, “Why do women have periods? What is the evolutionary benefit or purpose of having periods?” And Suzanne Sadedin, an evolutionary biologist,…
Trees and Plants That Eat Meat and Bones
Wow wtf!?! This thread starts about Venus flytraps eating meat and then goes into how trees can actually consume bone! Nature is crazy ya’ll: Source:…
The Human Body Is a Freakish Horror
Uggggh whyyy!?! If you think about it, the human body (and all living creatures really) are freakish horrors. I didn’t need to know this about…
Coming Out as an Intersex Woman
DESIREE (RSA) posted this brave thread about coming out as an intersex woman. This goes very well with the Biologist Explains The Complexities of Biological…