Category: Science
Evolution’s Enforcers Are Waaaaay Out of Step with Public Opinion
The bullies may fully reign on campuses, but only there.
On the Diversification of Fur, Feathers, and Scales, the Mystery Remains
Reporting in Science Advances, researchers studied a lizard, a bearded dragon, in which scales failed to develop.
Why Fossils Cannot Demonstrate Darwinian Evolution
There are three fundamental problems with all examples of inferring Darwinian evolution on the basis of fossil evidence.
Scientists Versus the Public on Airing Scientific Dissent
A biologist suggests that the upcoming Royal Society meeting might well be canceled rather than open a “can of worms.”
Extreme Flight Tracked by Electronics on Frigate Birds
What does it take to stay aloft for months at a time? Here’s a remarkable bird worth knowing.