Tag: News
More on That Bladderwort “Junk DNA” Claim
Has a carnivorous plant proven that non-coding DNA is not essential, and thus that it is junk after all?
Is Jodi Arias a Man-Eating Tiger?
Any system of justice that would not meaningfully distinguish between man and beast is not worthy of the name.
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.”
Every Day Is Earth Day in North Korea
That lone bright dot in the sea of dark is neither electric light nor rocket exhaust.
New Fossil Rewrites the Story of Human Evolution
“Instead of originating in Africa,” a Smithsonian spokesman said, “humanity clearly got its start here in Washington, D.C.”