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Dog Breeds as Separate Species: Observing Evolution
in area: Commentary
Scientific American published a tongue-in-cheek piece advocating a reclassification of dog breeds into different species of dog. The author has a point: If a species is defined as a reproductively i...
Do Pets Go to Heaven?
in area: Features
This topic, inspired by a post on the blog Hacking Christianity, is deeply important to all children (including, as Hacking Christianity points out, Bart Simpson) — and many, many adults. Do ca...
What Makes Us Human: Ignoring the Elephant
in area: Commentary
In a 2008 episode called "Ape Genius," the PBS science program NOVA asks the question, "What makes us human?"  This fascinating program explores human-like behaviors in chimps and bonobos, includ...
In Defense of Cats
in area: Commentary
Mark Shea has gone too far.  He is dissing cats! I like dogs. I really do. But I am, at heart, a Cat Person, and there is no help for it. Mark's tongue-in-cheek essay points out that good Catho...
National Cat Day
in area: In the News
I have a lot of flaws. But among my virtues, I am a cat lover. So I would like to bring to your attention the fact that today is National Cat Day in the U.S., with the goal of 10,000 cat adoptions nat...