"Darwinian Evolution In Fast-forward"

Good piece here from the always incisive Carl Zimmer on the recent (not-very-surprising) news of weeds developing resistance to Monsanto's widely-used Roundup herbicide (so-called "superweeds"):

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2010/05/04/how-to-make-a-superweed/

In turn he links to this NY Times piece on the same subject:

http://tinyurl.com/2alf6n3

Global Warming and Evolution

Carl Zimmer reports on the possibility of global warming as a rapid driver of natural selection and evolution here:

http://e360.yale.edu/content/feature.msp?id=2178

Fireflies On The Make

Birds do it, bees do it, and indeed, libidinous fireflies do it, brilliantly...
Carl Zimmer reports HERE on "seduction and deceit" in the mating strategies of one of our most common summer backyard visitors.

How Does Anaesthesia Work?

Carl Zimmer on anaesthesia and consciousness here.