The Last Word On Nothing

"Science says the first word on everything, and the last word on nothing" – Victor Hugo

Galápagos Monday: The Sad Sex Life of Lonesome George

To walk from the Charles Darwin Research Station to the center of the town of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island, simply follow the “T-Shirt Mile,” a sleepy stone road lined with dozens of souvenir shops. Mugs, onesies and shot glasses pay tribute the town’s only famous resident, a century-old giant tortoise named Lonesome George. [...]

  • Our Word of Honor

    Science: clear, crafty, and delivered to your door

  • Get Our Posts

  • Who’s Up Next?

    Mon 5/20 Heather Redux

    Tue 5/21 Christie

    Wed 5/22 Cassandra

    Thu 5/23 Jessa

    Fri 5/24 Cameron

  • Subjects and Writers

  • Archives

  • Recent Comments

  • Rights

    The writing on this blog belongs to the person who wrote it and should not be re-published without explicit permission of the author. Thank you!