Malgosia Ip, Mathematics & Statistics editor Meet the Philippine tarsier: a tiny primate with giant eyes that’s native to the Philippine archipelago. Despite its small size, this little fella has been the subject of controversy for over a century – is it more closely related to the lemur (a so-called “wet-nosed” primate) or to apes […]
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Pop Star Taxonomy: What’s in a name?
by Kimberly Moynahan Science in Society subject editor As editor of the Science in Society category here at Science Borealis, I’m always on the lookout for cases where science has found its way into popular culture. But last week’s news about an unusual dinosaur found in China reminded me that often popular culture finds its […]