What does Charles Darwin have to do with the auto industry? For one Fortune writer, Darwin defines it.

"At its best, the auto industry is Darwinistic, with the new and improved driving out the old and outmoded, and the change from SUVs to crossovers is a prime example of how it evolves," Alex Taylor III wrote in August.¹

Inside a human cell's mitochondria--the tiny organelles that provide energy--there is a small and unique chromosome. This loop of DNA is passed from mother to child in every generation and provides an intriguing source of information about mankind's past. Geneticists are using that information in an attempt to determine exactly when the "mother" of all humans lived.

Many scientists rely on the assumption that radioactive elements decay at constant, undisturbed rates and therefore can be used as reliable clocks to measure the ages of rocks and artifacts. Most estimates of the age of the earth are founded on this assumption. However, new observations have found that those nuclear decay rates actually fluctuate based on solar activity.

A report that looked into a miracle Jesus performed over 2,000 years ago was recently retracted from a medical journal.

Virology Journal had published the article written by Chinese researchers who detailed a case of a woman with a high fever whom Jesus healed. The study's authors speculated that the woman may have had influenza.¹