WTF? This is the American Midwest on a typical day at 4:00pm. Each dot is an airplane. Go here to find the grim truth.

Earth II

Scientists working with the Spitzer Space Telescope have identified an Earth-like planet being formed as we speak. Just in time, becuse the one we are using is getting pretty messed up. Check out this report in Bad Astronomy, to find out when and how we can move to this new home.

Extra Pair Sex

Elder birds get more extra pair reproductive opportunities, according to recent work summarized here by Matt at Behavioral Ecology Blog.

Matt: To your questions, I’ll add: Are older birds simply more “ept” (smarter) than younger birds, either because of experience or because of time dependent selection?

One Plos One Equals Three

… in the sense that Open Access publishing is synergetically better.

Coturnix at A Blog around the Clock overviews a wad of newly published articles in PLoS ONE Open Access Journal. I could summarize his summary here, but why don’t you just go there and look, it’s cool.

Eventually, we will all be part of The Blog…

Should the blogosphere be a place for original research, and how should we go about this? Yes, of course, and go here to read one perspective on this.

Interesting Fact Department

There is only one country in the world that is both “industrialized” with an “advanced economy” and increasing in population size. Guess which one, find out the why and the whereall here.

Politics vs. Important Stuff

What is the real reason Larry Craig is going down in flames? It turns out to be very, very fishy. It turns out that he was the Enemy of Salmon.

Something Substantive

There is just not enough substantive stuff on the science Blogosphere. But there is some stuff, and one can always just read Larry Moran’s blog. Transposons. More Transposons.