Dance of the Dung Beetles: Their role in our changing world Discrimination & Racism The officers

The officers

Among these errors is the tendency to over-estimate human rationality

and in the face of overwhelming odds

but feeling that there must be a purpose which has thus far eluded them in this experience

Since the launch of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars—now the longest wars in American history—the US military has struggled to recruit troops

Dance of the Dung Beetles: Their role in our changing world Discrimination & Racism The officersThe sweeping scientific and social history of the humble dung beetle The humble and industrious dung beetle is a marvelous beast: the 6,000 species identified so far are intricately entwined with human history and scientific endeavor. These night soil collectors of the planet have been worshipped as gods, worn as jewelry, and painted by artists. More practically, they saved Hawaii from ecological blight, and rescued Australia from plagues of flies.