Tag: Nature (journal)
The Superior Programming that Makes Plants Look Smart
Two signaling molecules — strigolactone and ethylene — can work independently to begin the process of leaf senescence.
I’m Baffled by Lee Cronin, and I’m Not Alone
Do you know those prank mirror illusions where an object seems to be sitting in a dish ready to be picked up, but you reach for it and there’s nothing there?
As Trust in Science Sinks, Prestigious Journal Decides to Showcase Yet Another Politicized Scientist
The world’s most prestigious science journal just published an ex-astronomer’s remarkable screed.
Can a Brainless Jellyfish Learn? How About Individual Cells? Do Molecules Communicate?
Cells are intelligent, in a way. But that fact is a much better argument for intelligent design than for the idea that the human intellect is insignificant.
Peer Review Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Used Fire, and Scrawled on Cave Wall
I could not find a single reviewer who accepted the claims of the papers. They were harshly critical of claims of intentional burial of the skeletons.