Category: Science
A Neurosurgeon and an Engineer Explore Your Body’s Intelligent Design
Dr. Michael Egnor makes the surprising confession that his medical library is full of engineering texts.
Appreciating the Irreducibly Complex Design of Salmon Osmoregulation
Three main things must occur for the young salmon, called a smolt, to prepare for life in the salty ocean.
Monkeys, Not Humans, Likely Made Ancient Brazilian Tools
The stone objects, dated from 50,000 years ago, look like the ones made by capuchin monkeys today.
Bijan Nemati on Another Big Space Telescope, and Our Privileged Planet
Nemati describes how the instrument his company is building for the telescope is designed to aid in the search for earth-like planets beyond our solar system.
Possible Cave “Proto-Writing” Challenges Slow Evolution of Human Consciousness
London-based wood carving conservator Ben Bacon has, with academic colleagues, shaken up Ice Age paleontology.