Awards

VIEW HEADLINES ONLY

Evolutionary Storytelling Evolves: the Case of Origin of Life

August 4, 2017

The Latest Episode in Evolving Origin-of-Life Stories by Dr Jerry Bergman The origin-of-life story is evolving. Before the middle 1600s most people believed that many forms of life originated by spontaneous generation from either inanimate matter, or once-living but now dead matter. Aristotle even believed that animals he considered “simple”, such as worms, fleas, bees, […]

Cell Biology

Pinpoint Navigation and Propulsion in a Seemingly Random Soup

August 3, 2017

Non-coding sequences of DNA, sometimes considered genetic junk, may actually function to help navigate proteins to their target genes.

SETI

Etiology of Alien Derangement Syndrome

August 2, 2017

With no evidence for their invisible friends, believers in space aliens are losing their minds. Are they setting themselves up for mass deception?

Birds

The Birds that Didn’t Evolve

August 1, 2017

Birds live and birds die, but they have a hard time following Darwin's dictum to evolve or perish.

Solar System

Earth’s Magnetic Field Protects Us from Solar Sneezes

July 31, 2017

By capturing solar 'sneezes' of high-energy charged particles, the Van Allen Belts provide a prime example of how the earth and its space environment are designed to allow and protect life.

Fossils

The Fossils that Didn’t Evolve

July 28, 2017

Here's an assortment of newly-discovered fossils that challenge Darwinian evolution.

Dinosaurs

The Dinosaurs That Didn’t Evolve

July 27, 2017

Everyone is understandably fascinated by dinosaurs, but we must separate the empirical facts of their nature from evolutionary stories told about them.