Researcher Finds Support For One Of Darwin's Controversial Theories
Plants and Animals Photo credit: Dan Kunz, "Collared lizard on a petrified log," via Flickr. CC BY-SA 2.0 When Charles Darwin first put forward his revolutionary theory of evolution, he was met with...
View ArticleScientists Discover Microbes That Have Remained Essentially Unchanged For 2...
Environment Photo credit: UCLA. A section of the 1.8-billion-year-old fossil bearing rock. A team of scientists has discovered a remarkable type of deep-sea bacterium that appears to have remained...
View ArticleGalapagos Island Hosts First Baby Tortoises In A Century
Plants and Animals Photo credit: James Gibbs. This baby tortoise may be shy, but its future—and that of its subspecies—looks promising. For the first time in more than a century, giant tortoises have...
View ArticleRevealed: The Great Geologist Behind The Origin Of Species
Plants and Animals Photo credit: The young Darwin was also a great geologist. Wikimedia After Charles Darwin published the landmark On the Origin of Species in 1859 at the age of 50, he devoted the...
View ArticleGalapagos Birds Diversifying, but not Darwin's Finches
Plants and Animals Photo credit: The Galapagos Islands have reached peak finch, but more birds are expected to mock creationists. Ryan M. Bolton/Shutterstock Long after they inspired Darwin to discover...
View ArticleGreat Infographic Breaks Down The Top 5 Misconceptions About Evolution
Plants and Animals Photo credit: Bryan Wright/Flickr. (CC BY-ND 2.0) Despite being part of the scientific zeitgeist for over 150 years, evolution is still a misunderstood and often muddled concept. 98%...
View ArticleIf You HATE It When People Chew Loudly, We Have Good News For You
The Brain Photo credit: manasesistvan/Shutterstock Next time you’re getting vexed that someone next to you is loudly munching and crunching on their food, don't fret – it could just be your creative...
View ArticleFinally, Most Young Americans Now Accept Evolution Over Creationism
Editor's Blog Photo credit: The new survey shows 51 percent of young American adults accept evolution in its entirity. alice-photo/Shutterstock Creationism is nothing short of an anti-scientific...
View ArticleDarwinian Sex Roles Are Alive And Well In The Animal Kingdom
Plants and Animals Photo credit: A pair of copulating bee-eaters (Merops apiaster). S. Rösner According to Darwinian sexual selection, males are typically eager to mate (sometimes aggressively clashing...
View ArticleObserve The Evidence For Evolution On Your Own Body
Plants and Animals Photo credit: Vox/YouTube If you want evidence of evolution by natural selection, look no further than your own body.Whether it's your tailbone, goosebumps, or a weird little tendon...
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