For those who say the words “Scientific Method” with “quotation marks” should give this BBC report a read. Scientists are rigorously trying to prove something that is already quite obvious, beyond any doubt: That chimps show many traits that were once thought uniquely human, such as planning in advance to attack.

A male chimpanzee in a Swedish zoo planned hundreds of stone-throwing attacks on zoo visitors, according to researchers.

…is the phallus of a male beetle. Apparently, they rip up the insides of the females’ reproductive tract, Ow.

Credit: Pharyngula, National Geographic

National Geographic posted the first photos of this bizarre creature. I find it’s just another reason to make an effort in maintaining biodiversity – we have way too much to learn about our own planet.

This is probably the most clear-headed fish out there.