Darwin and Evolution How the Dragon Got Its Beard June 28, 2016 Scales are not feathers are not hair, but evolutionary tales get hairy sometimes. CONTINUE READING
Fossils Precambrian Protein Identified June 21, 2016 They say it's almost two billion (with a B) years old, yet it resembles modern counterparts. CONTINUE READING
Media Big Science Lies About Chirality in Space June 15, 2016 What was discovered has nothing to do with life, nor does it contribute in any way to solving one of the "greatest mysteries of chemistry." CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics No Need to Tinker With Human Embryos June 12, 2016 Programmed adult stem cells can do everything, but some researchers are determined to keep tinkering with human beings. CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics Masters of Physics in Nature June 8, 2016 Plants and animals sometimes keep PhD physicists wondering how they do what they do. CONTINUE READING
Botany Peas and Prosperity June 1, 2016 A healthy plant community relies on natural mechanisms that agricultural scientists can tap into. CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics Re-inventing Transportation by Watching Animals May 31, 2016 Here are 3 ways science is advancing through the imitation of nature. CONTINUE READING
Botany Sunflower Motion Is a Black Box May 30, 2016 Something as commonly observable as sunflowers following the sun is difficult to explain. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Evolution Is Not a Designer May 25, 2016 From Richard Dawkins to new prizewinning engineers, scientists get natural selection all wrong. CONTINUE READING
Media A Media Bias Sampler May 22, 2016 Support for conservatism in secular science media is as rare as a true transitional form in the fossil record. CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Forcing Contrary Data into Evolution Stories May 21, 2016 Some recent findings might raise the eyebrows of perceptive readers: "How does that support evolution?" CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Darwin and Malthus Were Wrong: Cooperation Is Key to Evolution May 13, 2016 The statements in a new conceptual model of evolution undermine the whole rationale for Social Darwinism. CONTINUE READING
Human Body Science vs Activism in Biological Gender Ambiguity May 11, 2016 A small percentage of live births involve genetically-based gender ambiguity. What is the ethical response? CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life Barbiturates in Darwin's Warm Little Pond May 10, 2016 Are barbituates the missing links to the origin of life? CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Tinkering with Human Embryos More Brazen than Ever May 5, 2016 Secular biologists want to see how long they can keep embryos in a dish before killing them. CONTINUE READING