The search for the solution to what Sir John Herschel famously called the “mystery of mysteries” – how new species come to exist – has brought a myriad of remarkable creatures to the attention of science.
Evolution
Savanna Flashback
This morning as I raised the blinds covering our living room windows, I noticed that a spider had built a web that spanned the entirety of the central pane. “Wow, I’ll need to clear that off before this evening so none of the moths that frequent that window will get caught.” As soon as that […]
Neither Hero Nor Villain
As a naturalist, it seems decidedly wrong to me to allow the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin to pass without acknowledging the fact and pausing at least a moment to offer a philosophical reflection.