Nature's Nerd Mugs

"They found tadpole pictures on my computer."

Striving to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, scientists attempt to harness the energy of a toddler's tantrum.

Ascent of Machine.

"Usually gardeners only have green thumbs, so you must really spend a lot of time in the garden."

"With less ice these days this provides better camouflage."

"Winter is coming, and there will be months without much sunshine, so it's important that you take your vitamin D supplement Darling..."

Good Cop/Bad Cholesterol

"What the heck? The humans are washing in our waterhole with soap!"

Conflating Science and Grammar. The boy threw the ball. What grammatical role does "ball" play in this sentence? An object in motion!

'...Excuse me...Whoops, my fault!..Sorry!..You first...Pardon Me...Sorry...S'cuse me...Look out!...Pardon'

The Age of Reptiles. . .

"I'm an evolution denier. There's no way those people come from us."

'...so if we can save enough maybe, just maybe, next year we'll be migrating courtesy of British Airways.'

Neil Armstrong Outtakes

Save the whales. . . Save the pandas. . . Save the planet.

Vaccine

Pregnant Panda at Edinburgh Zoo: 'Congratulations, Wilkinshaw...'

Neuro, Biology, Chemistry, Feedback, Psychology, Technology, Physiology Institute

Naked Mole Rat

"I'm afraid you need knee surgery."

'If only Darwin could have seen this.'

The real reason why flamingos are pink

'I would love to be more energetic, but there is nothing I can do: It's a genetic condition...'

'Okay, I see it now...lame in the third hind leg on the left side!'

Cliff Notes

'Hey dude, just got the SMS of the Wild...'

Why giraffes hate winter

Worries of the first single cell organism. Should I divide? Maybe I won't like my other self! Maybe it won't like me! Two might be nice company. Three, though, that could be crowded.

"I get the strange feeling this has happened before."

"Nasty sunburn."

"You looked a lot bigger on your dating profile."

"No son of mine is going into entomology."

"I'd love to go out with you. Do I have to have time to change."

Charles Darwin