Category: Science
Arrival of the Fittest: Natural Selection as an Incantation
In 1904, genetics pioneer Hugo de Vries quipped that “natural selection may explain the survival of the fittest, but it cannot explain the arrival of the fittest.”
World Magazine Examines BioLogos Efforts to Win Christians Over to a Darwinist Account of Human Origins
On the question of origins, World finds it notable that BioLogos seems to exclude intelligent design from the available alternatives.
Michael Denton Rocks the Museum of Flight as Privileged Species Premieres in Seattle to a Packed House
Imagine you find an elaborately cut key, carry it with you for years, then stick it in a random door lock — and it opens!
More on Chimps Searching for Treats Under Cups
Nicholas Wade writes about the domestication of the dog from wolves, in East Asia, and the evolutionary question mark that leaves behind.
One Thing Comet Probe Hubbub Has Right: Water Is Vital to Life Chemistry
With the landing of a probe on comet 67P, excitement has centered on the idea that life arose in water carried here by comets.