Back to tunicates. Tunicates are sessile chordates that make everything else go "WTF?" with their sheer bizarre lifestyles. They ...

Did you know you might have wild carrots growing in your backyard? It's true. Most flower guides, however, will not mention that the pl...

Is there anything cuter than a koala? No; koalas ( Phascolarctos cinereus) , which by the way are eucalyptus-munching Australian marsupials...

Now for something completely different but nonetheless heartbreaking: A lot of the species in  Finding Nemo are in danger of going extinct...

There is a rather bizarre game that I like to play in the shower at my local health club. For whatever reason, there are a strange number o...

Who wants something more friendly than an entry on eating hearts? You know you do. Something bright and colorful makes winter nice. So, her...

Blah, porcupines. No matter how neat porcupines and horned gophers are, this blog needs more badassery. Enough about rodents. Let's jus...

Ever wonder how stories of mermaids got started? Like, who decided to put a hot lady on a fish's body? It was obviously someone very dr...

After playing more Pokemon White 2, I was once again reminded of PETA. For eff's sake, humans are omnivores, but does that really mean ...

There is no better way to disprove "Jesus loves you" than to look at Australia. Kangaroos? They're smart enough to drown dogs...

Australia is both the land of weird and the one place where everything is out to kill you. Seriously, even the koalas and kangaroos are cap...

Art is meant to throw the status quo into question. It's meant to make you think. At the same time, you're supposed to 'get it...

So I'm now back in a little area of Illinois I like to call "Suburban Hell." There are whole strip malls that have died just ...

I would have posted this earlier had it not been fungus week. An Australian billionaire has decided to turn science fiction into science fa...

It's been a while since we did something creepy. No, I do not mean "rip you face off" terrifying, but genuinely, skin-crawlin...

I know, I know - another snake entry. You're probably getting sick of these, but this is an entry I've owed you all for almost two ...

It was difficult to pick a "They Actually Eat That" for this week. One, this week is Hell Week, meaning that a lot of tests and r...

Aww, parrots! Pirate references aside, there are few things that have the charm of a rainbow-colored, bright-eyed hookbill. There is very li...

ReptileFest is awesome. For those of you who aren't so into reptiles, ReptileFest is an annual convention in Chicago with snakes, lizard...

Hoppy Easter, everyone! Hope you all had lots of good times with your family, fun egg hunts, and, of course, candy! Of course, bunnies are...