And the most degraded and self-flagellating humour on Earth continues (see also previous instalments here, here and here) …




And the most degraded and self-flagellating humour on Earth continues (see also previous instalments here, here and here) …




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I am the Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology at Flinders University.
Many animals avoid contact with people. In protected areas of the African savanna, mammals flee more intensely upon hearing human conversations than when they hear lions or sounds associated with hunting. This fear of humans affects how species use and move in their habitat. Throughout our lives, we interact with hundreds of wildlife species without…
Deep-sea sharks include some of the longest-lived vertebrates known. The record holder is the Greenland shark, with a recently estimated maximum age of nearly 400 years. Their slow life cycle makes them vulnerable to fisheries. Humans rarely live longer than 100 years. But many other animals and plants can live for several centuries or even millennia, particularly…
Procreating with a relative is taboo in most human societies for many reasons, but they all stem from avoiding one thing in particular — inbreeding increases the risk of genetic disorders that can seriously compromise a child’s health, life prospects, and survival. While we all inherit potentially harmful mutations from our parents, the effects of…











These are great. Maybe you could have a sidebar function, where you post a new cartoon once a week or something? Just something simple to keep the traffic flowing….
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Not a bad idea, that.
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Done.
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