David Attenborough does a Shatner with this spoken word version of What a Wonderful World. He can make spoken word seem cool. Really, is there no end to the man’s powers?

A terrific piece by AV Flox, on sexism, life for women, and how she just wants to go for a walk.Also: why speaking out against sexism (like the Womanspace incident) is worth it: it’s for the bystanders.

Worms can pass a trait down for 100 generations…without using DNA

What is the correct way to die when you fall into lava? Hint: not like Gollum. Erik Klemetti discusses.

Kevin Zelnio’s series on evolution’s musical movements is bloody brilliant. Adagio. Allegro.

45 powerful images from 2011: Fukushima, war, revolution