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Secrets of Three Amazing Animals Unveiled

April 29, 2013

Here are accounts of three very different animals whose behaviors have baffled scientists till now. Scientists are beginning to get at least partial answers for scientific mysteries by carefully observing and testing to see how things work.

Botany

Weekend Entertainment: Evolutionary Just-So Stories

April 21, 2013

When you see a science headline in the form "How the .... got its ...." prepare for a laugh. Now, even some evolutionists are laughing.

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Biomimetics Roundup

April 20, 2013

Here's a quick rundown of news on new technologies emerging from the study of plants, animals, and cells.

Darwin and Evolution

Coelacanth: Making the Most of an Unevolved Fish

April 18, 2013

The coelacanth genome has been sequenced. Does it show evidence for evolution? Only to those with a good imagination.

Amazing Facts

Wood You Cellulose for Starch?

April 17, 2013

Cellulose is the most abundant biomolecule, but how it's made still baffles scientists. Soon, though, you may be able to eat it.

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Human and Animal Brains: Uniquenesses and Similarities

April 12, 2013

Several recent science articles explore what we have in common with animals, and what is unique about the human brain.

Darwin and Evolution

The Hunt for Selection in the Genes

April 9, 2013

One might think that 154 years after Darwin's book about it, natural selection would be empirically obvious. The journal Nature went on a search for it in DNA.

Darwin and Evolution

Laughing Matters

April 8, 2013

Why is it that scientists need to investigate "the evolutionary origins" of anything humans do?

Amazing Facts

Of Hagfish, Geckos and Dragonflies

April 4, 2013

Some of the most unlikely creatures are making headlines because of their potential for advancing technology.

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Before the Cock Crows, the Biological Clock Strikes

March 30, 2013

At Easter time, people recall the story of Peter denying Jesus three times before the rooster crowed. Some scientists tried to figure out what clicks the rooster's clock alarm.

Darwin and Evolution

Freckled Trilobites Had Great Eyes

March 29, 2013

Darlings of the Cambrian Explosion, trilobites had spotted markings and sophisticated eyes. Some have been exceptionally well preserved as fossils, down to the level of individual cells.

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Scientific Findings Can Be Counterintuitive

March 28, 2013

Here are examples of recent claims in science that seem to contradict what some would consider intuitively obvious. They should be kept in mind when evaluating other scientific truisms, like evolution.

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