Tag: nature
Biology-Inspired Robots Mimic “Design Principles” in Nature
By mimicking the locomotion of various kinds of living organisms, engineers are building impressively mobile robots.
Instant Body Plans: The Case of Jellyfish
Jellyfish (phylum Cnidaria, including jellyfish, corals and sea anemones) may look like the “simplest” of animal phyla after sponges.
What Science Education “Journalism” Looks Like at Nature
Nature is a highly respected journal. It’s the New York Times of the science world, and then some.
Phylogenetic Conflicts Turn Ant Genus into “Motley Assortment of Unrelated Species”
Yet another example showing that the methods of phylogenetic reconstruction — used to bolster common descent — often yield results at variance with the evidence.
New York Times: "We are Sarcopterygian Fish," If You Ignore Contrary Data
The article highlights a recent paper in Nature reporting on the sequencing of the genome of the coelacanth, a famous fish often called a “living fossil.”