2006 November

National Wildlife Magazine Annual Photo Contest

The above photo was the grand prize winner in 2005. Check out the archives and contest details.

Monday 27 Nov, 2006 at 10:21 pm
Art/Design + Photography + Wildlife
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Babel Fish, Quod Erat Demonstrandum

“‘But,’ says Man, ‘the Babel fish is a dead giveaway isn’t it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don’t. QED’”

Sunday 26 Nov, 2006 at 6:46 pm
Film/TV + Humor + Literature + Philosophy + Religion
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Animals in the Womb

Renderings of animals in the womb, produced from ultrasound scans and some supplemental computer graphics, will appear on “In the Womb: Animals”, airing Sunday, December 10th at 8 PM eastern (9 PM pacific) on the National Geographic Channel.

Friday 24 Nov, 2006 at 6:38 pm
Art/Design + Biology + Film/TV + Graphics + Photography + Wildlife
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Like Swimming

(video)

Friday 24 Nov, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Wildlife
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Symmetry in Biology

“Back in 1974, an unusual report from Jane Goodall at the Gombe Stream Wildlife Research Centre in Tanzania caught the public eye. Chimpanzees had committed infanticide and were engaging in war. Not only were they acting in unanticipated ways, chimpanzees were acting like humans. Goodall’s discovery bridged the divide between Homo sapiens and other species. (…)”

Friday 24 Nov, 2006 at 2:10 pm
Biology + Psychology + Science + Wildlife
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