Not all ants use violence to dominate their world, some use more subtle methods.

The laws of biology are written in the language of diversity.

Character is in turn the enduring source of virtue. It stands by itself and excites admiration in others. It is not obedience to authority, and while it is often consistent with and reinforced by religious belief, it is not piety.

An Armageddon is approaching at the beginning of the third millennium. But it is not the cosmic war and fiery collapse of mankind foretold in sacred scripture. It is the wreckage of the planet by an exuberantly plentiful and ingenious humanity.

Far more important throughout the rest of science is the ability to form concepts, during which the researcher conjures images and processes by intuition.

If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth.

Overall, the human brain is the most complex object known in the universe - known, that is, to itself.