Metabolism, Eco-economics

An evolutionary paradox explained by a detailed study of animal metabolisms...

...rats and mice, being small, live at a faster metabolic pace than do larger animals. Because of this and an associated quicker accumulation of mutation-inducing free radicals, their DNA mutates faster than that of larger animals, and hence they require less physical time to diverge as much as they have...

The Economist is running two articles on environmental economics. one, two.

Looking at this and the last post, I sure know how to pick academic odd couples...