Terrestrial Zoology Design in Tiny Fruit Flies December 7, 2015 Among the smallest of flyers, these amazing insects pack incredible technology into a tiny package. CONTINUE READING
Politics and Ethics Genetic Tinkering Puts Brave New World at Our Doorstep December 6, 2015 New tools in the lab put human nature at risk. Can we trust fallible scientists to be ethical? CONTINUE READING
Darwin and Evolution Evolutionists: Give Us Your Best Shot December 2, 2015 News reporters often shout evolutionary evidence with chutzpah. Let's call their bluff. CONTINUE READING
Dinosaurs Breaking! Dino Blood Is Real December 1, 2015 Blood vessels found in a hadrosaur said to be 80 million years old are the real original material, researchers say. CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics Invisible Subs and Other Tricks Inspired by Life November 21, 2015 Working scientists seem less focused on evolution and more on design these days, figuring out how animals and plants do amazing things. CONTINUE READING
Botany Dry Desert Explodes in Color November 2, 2015 One of the driest places on Earth has been storing its seeds underground for years for a moment like this. CONTINUE READING
Human Body Were Our Bodies Created for Self-Repair? October 30, 2015 Studies of amphibians are suggesting that higher animals also had regenerative abilities that have been lost over time. CONTINUE READING
Human Body New Things to Learn About Your Body October 26, 2015 These news items about the human body are likely to surprise and delight you with how well you are made. CONTINUE READING
Philosophy of Science Scientific Ethics: A Reader Digest October 25, 2015 For your weekend reading, here's a summary of news articles on various topics related to scientific integrity and ethics. CONTINUE READING
Biomimetics Inspiring Designs in Life October 24, 2015 When scientists look closely at living designs, they think, Wow! That's cool! I wonder if we could copy that? CONTINUE READING
Cell Biology Microbes Are Wired for Communication October 23, 2015 New findings show surprising communication systems between bacteria, including power grids with tiny electrical cables. CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life Origin-of-Life Speculation Goes Off the Rails October 21, 2015 Astrobiologists and their accomplices in the media are finding life everywhere where it isn't or couldn't be. Time to call in the science rangers. CONTINUE READING
Origin of Life Homochirality: Computers Are Not the Real World October 14, 2015 Homochirality: Computers Are Not the Real World CONTINUE READING
Solar System New Thoughts on Habitable Planets October 9, 2015 Astrobiologists are trying to standardize the requirements for habitable planets. Do they get them all? CONTINUE READING
Cell Biology Adult Stem Cells Outpace Embryonics October 8, 2015 Some still play with embryos, but there seems little reason for it when adult stem cells perform so well. CONTINUE READING