uicksilver workshopAmorous worms reveal effects of Chernobyl
WORMS contaminated by radioactivity from the Chernobyl nuclear accident have started having sex with each other instead of on their own. According to Ukrainian scientists, they may have changed their sexual behaviour to increase their chances of survival. It's one of the first pieces of direct evidence on how wildlife is affected by radioactive pollution.Why do I envision a race of super-worms emerging from central Russia? How might our new invertebrate overlords rule the world? Oh well, at least it couldn't be much worse than this.
Labels: environmentalism, Russia
