Biomimetics Year-End Biomimetics Parade December 31, 2016 What better way to end the year than a celebration of biomimetics, where fun and useful science never ends thanks to nature's inspiring designs? CONTINUE READING
Solar System Pluto and Ceres: Young Dwarf Planets December 28, 2016 With all its data downloaded, New Horizons continues to surprise astronomers with evidence of active geology and youth at Pluto. CONTINUE READING
Cell Biology Small Molecules Play Key Roles in Cells December 26, 2016 Molecular biologists are finding a universe of functional small proteins and RNAs that were considered junk or not even known to exist. CONTINUE READING
Bible and Theology Christmas Star Remains Mysterious, But Something Real Happened December 24, 2016 Theories rise and fall about the nature of the star that led the wise men to Bethlehem, but the fact remains: they saw something, and came on time to see Jesus. CONTINUE READING
Human Body More Body Wonders December 16, 2016 Things you probably didn't learn about in anatomy or physiology. CONTINUE READING
Mind and Brain Why Monkeys Don't Talk December 13, 2016 It's not that they don't have the vocal apparatus. They just don't have the mind for it. CONTINUE READING
Cell Biology Finding More Gifts in the Cellular Stocking December 12, 2016 Improving techniques are allowing biochemists to find surprising new things in cells. Here are some recent examples. CONTINUE READING
Solar System Cassini Gets Higher Look at Saturn's Youth December 10, 2016 Now entering its final dramatic high orbits, the Cassini spacecraft is finding unexpected things for an assumed old planet. CONTINUE READING
Fossils Proof of Dinosaur Feathers? December 9, 2016 Opinions are swirling about an amazing piece of amber with enclosed feathers. Let's look at what is known so far. CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics What Good Is a Hairball? December 7, 2016 When you start looking for clues to good designs in nature, the results are everywhere. CONTINUE READING
Geology Rapid Earth Changes in Historic Times December 6, 2016 What happened to the Sahara desert? What's going on in Java, man? Geologists are surprised sometimes by recent major changes. CONTINUE READING
Bible and Theology Biblical Archaeology Finds to Watch December 2, 2016 Are Moses and Jesus corroborated by extra-Biblical artifacts? Here's the good and the bad about two interesting yet controversial finds. CONTINUE READING
Human Body Reasons for Thanksgiving in Your Body Cells November 23, 2016 Here are things you probably didn't know about your body. Now that you know, you'll have more reasons to be thankful tomorrow. CONTINUE READING
Fossils More Original Protein Found in Older Bird Fossil November 22, 2016 The new discovery from China dates back 130 million years on the evolutionary timeline. CONTINUE READING
Mammals Mammal Champs Strut Their (Unevolved) Stuff November 21, 2016 Here's a showcase of very different mammals all deserving of the same thing: admiration. You don't do that by attributing them to evolution. CONTINUE READING