Tag: circadian clock
For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery
It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed.
Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain
An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions.
Design on Time — Paley’s Watch Was Inside Him
Watches are everywhere on the heath. Look up, look down, look inside; biology runs on time.
Marvelous Migrations at All Scales
Living things are on the move everywhere. Why do some of them go to great lengths to migrate, while others stay put?