Geologic Periods

Posted on Jul 25, 2025 xkcd.com

Geologists claim it's because the earlier Cenozoic used to be called the Tertiary, but that's just a ruse to hide the secret third geologic period, between the Neogene and the Quaternary, that they won't tell us about.

Flettner Rotor

Posted on Jul 23, 2025 xkcd.com

"And in maritime news, the Coast Guard is on the scene today after an apparent collision between two lighthouses."

iNaturalist Animals and Plants

Posted on Jul 21, 2025 xkcd.com

Washington, DC: Eastern gray squirrel, Amur honeysuckle. Puerto Rico: Crested anole, sea grape. US as a whole: Mallard, eastern poison ivy.

Replication Crisis

Posted on Jul 18, 2025 xkcd.com

Maybe encouraging the publication of null results isn't enough--maybe we need a journal devoted to publishing results the study authors find personally annoying.