Word: speciesism
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One of the popular arguments against radical human enhancement is that you shouldn't meddle with nature. Do you agree with this view? The view that the human genome is perfect just the way it is, is absurd. Even a cursory look at human history reveals there is also much...
Teenagers are a famously reckless species. They floor the gas and experiment with drugs and play with guns; according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention figures, more than 16,000 young people die each year from unintentional injuries. The most common-sense explanation for teens' carelessness is that their...
Republican: 1. Rare political species targeted for extinction by the dominant, “open-minded” liberal populace which rules the Yard roost. Watch them as they graze.
Mimicry "may have adaptive value," the Dutch team concluded, "enhancing the chances of successful procreation of those members of a species who adopt this specific behavior."
Baa, Humbug RE The Shrinking Scottish Sheep [July 27]: What is happening to the species mentioned is a classic example of modification not evolution, though some researchers term it "micro-evolution." The same thing happened to the peppered moth, and it is completely reversible. No new species are being created...