Tag: University of Bristol
Dodging the Main Issue in the Cambrian Explosion
In three papers, scientists babble about irrelevant details but ignore the main question: the origin of new genetic information for new body plans and organs.
Fossil Friday: Say Hello to Our Microscopic Granddaddy?
What we do know is that it is definitely not our earliest ancestor. Another overhyped missing link bites the dust.
Fossil Friday: New Fossil Evidence Challenges Another Icon of Evolution
This would have been very interesting news to my friend and colleague Jonathan Wells, who had described many such cases in his ground-breaking books.
Plant Evolution: All Gaps and Miracles
A major study looks for evolution, but finds huge disparities, stasis, gaps, periodic explosions, and miracles of emergence held together with imagination.
Dandelions, Darwin’s Bark Spider, and More: No Shortage of Biological Wonders
Those of us who find purpose in biology instead of random tinkering will not run out of material to get excited about any time soon.