When Animals Shed Their Wings Worker ants can sprout wings—but don’t. Ant and termite queens destroy theirs after mating. Many island birds evolve into flightlessness. Can evolution explain why? Richard Dawkins 5 May 2022 · 7 min read
Diamonds Aren't Forever (And Neither is Your Love) Diamond is the most valuable, not only of precious stones, but of all things in this world. ~Pliny The Elder Loving someone, and having them love you back, is the most precious thing in the world. ~Nicholas Sparks, The Notebook At age 11, I first glimpsed the bewildering anthropologic spectacle Rob Brooks 17 Feb 2022 · 13 min read
