Tag: seeds
What Do Biologists Really Know About Macroevolution?
There lives in biology a great consensus truth that evaporates upon close scrutiny.
Resurrection Genomics: Millennia-Old Palm Trees Live Again
Seeds of date palms from the Judean desert, over 2,000 years old, have sprouted and grown into healthy trees. What can we learn from their genes?
Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved
The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive.
Designs in Miniature — Some Are the Most Wonderful of All
The smaller a design, the harder it may be to detect. But miniature designs can inspire awe more than large ones.
Fruitful Science: The Marvel of a Seed
If engineers could make something like a seed, it would be absolutely phenomenal. Then, imagine getting the object to last for thousands of years and still work.