November 2009
2 posts
speciation
This article (summarized from a PNAS paper) describes scientists witnessing a speciation event in finches (Geospiza fortis). From what I understand, this kind of event happens relatively frequently, and is more frequent in places like Australia. Kangaroos in particular speciate frequently I have heard.
The interesting thing about this one is that it has been witnessed within an individual...
more Crooked Vultures
This is a quick follow-up to my Them Crooked Vultures post the other day. The album comes out next Tuesday November 17th but can be streamed in its entirety on youtube here. There are some tracks where you can hear Led Zeppelin, Queens of the Stone Age and Dave Grohl. Probably the most representative such track is ‘Reptiles’. It’s prototypical Grohl again on this track, with...