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Math 4 life

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, it is only fitting that we explore the relationships between numbers. Yes, numbers — like people — have…


Love hurts

Imagine you’re out for a walk in the woods and you happen upon an attractive mate; after copulation, your partner promptly bites your head off…


Zoological investigations

Kissing Bugs Rhodnius prolixus is one of several species of blood sucking insects belonging to the order hemiptera that can be found from southern Mexico…


Love is in the air

“This stuff is like catnip. Too many women come after me [ . . . ] I am looking for a woman my own age,…




Science Briefs

Men beware: only vote for winners! Scientists knew that being on the losing team in sports had a negative effect on the amount of testosterone…


Dr. Know

Great Grey Horned Owls, you beasts should really not sneak up on people! In the light of my porch you shaved lemurs — what with…


Prediction is the best medicine

The recent devastation in Haiti has reminded us once again of the powerful natural forces at work all around us. Beneath our feet is a…