Tag: Natural History Museum
Fossil Friday: Sahelanthropus, to Be or Not to Be Bipedal
On the morning of July 19, 2001, French scientist Alain Beauvilain and three Chadian colleagues discovered a fossil cranium in the dunes of the Sahara Desert.
Fossil Friday: Unknown Cicada from the Cretaceous
Only the infusion of new information from outside the system can explain these bursts of biological creativity.
By Design — How Pearls Get Their Luster
The highly valued optical properties of pearls come from sophisticated processes of biomineralization involving proteins and crystals.
Cancel Darwin? No, But Do Recognize How Evolution Boosted Racism
Cancel culture is becoming surreal. Or should I say even more surreal? “Exotic birds” are now judged to be offensive. What next?
Cancel Darwin? No, But Do Recognize How Evolution Boosted Racism
Cancel culture is becoming surreal. Or should I say even more surreal? “Exotic birds” are now judged to be offensive. What next?