"To talk of many things:
Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
-- The Walrus and the Carpenter
Some primates have learnt that brevity is the soul of wit, but at least one particular ape seems to keep rambling on. In this week's ramble, find out why monarch butterflies have king-size wings and why bats and dolphins echo each other on a deeper level than we imagined.
In what has to be the story of the week, definitive evidence of colorful dinosaurs ! Some theropods were browny-orange, or so the experts say. But don't be disappointed, all those of you who were counting on them to be yellow with purple spots. Who knows what new colors we'll unearth as we dig deeper ? They were all birds of a feather after all. And those maniraptors do have some lovely plumage.
If that leaves you hungry for more colorful tales, here is one reminding us that it's not just reptiles and beetles ... frogs can do it too ! As well as build some rather resilient cradles of froth when they're finished putting their colors to lurid use.
Finally, a riddle: when is an asteroid like a chameleon ?
Answer: read on and find out, it's out of this world.
The night is fine, you ought to admire the view ... rise high, and enjoy the loveliest moon shine of the year !
