Tag: algae
Plant Evolution: All Gaps and Miracles
A major study looks for evolution, but finds huge disparities, stasis, gaps, periodic explosions, and miracles of emergence held together with imagination.
Should We Give Nature “Rights”? A Premier Science Journal Says Yes
The text is too long to present here, so I will give one example: the “right to evolve.” The authors note that “evolution” has many meanings.
Cellulose Doesn’t Just Happen
The most abundant biopolymer on Earth requires a host of machines, genes, proteins, and accessories.
How the Earth Operates Supply Chains for Life
It’s no help having essential elements in the Earth’s crust if they can’t get to the organisms that need them.
Namacalathus, Alleged Ediacaran “Animal,” Fails to Refute Abrupt Cambrian Explosion
It could be anything, from a coelenterate-grade or sponge-grade organism to even a protist or an alga.