Why Methane Matters
A Sudden Surge in the Silent Gas Picture this: a quiet but powerful force lurking in the atmosphere, contributing more to global warming than we ever anticipated. Methane, a greenhouse… Read More
Tag: animals
Flies’ Eyes! and Motion Detection
When I make my list of the top ten bugs, fruit flies are not on it. Not even close, for reasons you might guess. That doesn’t mean they’re not fascinating…. Read More
Shedding Light on the Necessity Hypothesis: A Deep Dive into African Great Ape Tool Use
In the intriguing article, “Tool use, or not tool use, that is the question: is the necessity hypothesis really inconsequential for the African great apes?”, researchers delve deep into the… Read More
Understanding Spider Phobia: A Closer Look at Inhibitory Control and Antisaccade Training
I’ve been reading The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien and just finished the chapter where Melkor and Ungoliant destroyed the Two Trees. Ungoliant is a particularly giant spider-esq spirit. With that… Read More