Hank explains speciation – the evolutionary process by which new biological species arise – in terms of finches, ligers, mules, and dogs. Table of Contents 1) Species 0:30 2) Hybrids 1:52 3)... Read more »
In the world of ecology, the only constant is change – but change can be good. Today Hank explains ecological succession and how ecological communities change over time to become beautiful, biodiverse... Read more »
Hank introduces us to ecology – the study of the rules of engagement for all of us earthlings – which seeks to explain why the world looks and acts the way it... Read more »
Hey, did you know that almost every ecosystem on Earth contains viruses? Join Dr. Binocs as he gives you a joyride of information about the most spectacular organism of this world, a... Read more »
Hank tells us the background story and explains the importance of the science of classifying living things, also known as taxonomy. References: http://anthro.palomar.edu/animal/table_kingdoms.htm http://www.strangescience.net/linn.htm http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2009/01/19/090119fa_fact_lepore?currentPage=all http://linnaeus.c18.net/Doc/lbio.php http://faculty.fmcc.suny.edu/mcdarby/animals&plantsbook/History/02-Explaining-Life-Classification.htm http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/autotroph.html http://tolweb.org/Eukaryotes/3 http://www.livescience.com/4593-greatest-mysteries-species-exist-earth.html http://faculty.ccbcmd.edu/courses/bio141/lecguide/unit1/3domain/3domain.html Table... Read more »
Hank gets real with us in a discussion of evolution – it’s a thing, not a debate. Gene distribution changes over time, across successive generations, to give rise to diversity at every... Read more »