evolution
Modern genetics confirm ancient relationship between fins and hands
Posted in Science on 22nd Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Fossils show that the wrist and digits clearly have an aquatic origin.
How did life become complex, and could it happen beyond Earth?
Posted in Science on 15th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
How did the chemistry evolve to get life to where we are today? What transitions took place?
'Huge' Primate Fossils Hint at Earlier Evolution
Posted in Science on 8th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Fossil finds from 66 million years ago suggest that primates may have started evolving early, with one primate boasting a particularly large body size during a time of tiny mammals.
The origins of multicellular life
Posted in Science on 10th Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
The biological world around us is dominated by multicellular plants and animals. All of these intricate forms have evolved from far simpler, single celled ancestors.
Geographic change may have triggered an explosion of life
Posted in Featured, Science on 2nd Nov, 2014
by Alex Muller
Analysis of geologic history may solve the riddle of the "Cambrian explosion," the rapid diversification of animal life in the fossil record 530 million years ago.