Orphan genes (OGs) are genes that are unique to a specific kind of creature. This is especially significant when creatures that are considered evolutionary...

Ever had a blood test? Along with a value measured, there are also the normal max/min limits for that value. This implies that the body normally controls...

The world has witnessed an explosion of digital technology in the past few decades. With these advances comes the question of how to preserve the digital...

Introduction One of the past arguments for evidence of biological evolution in the genome has been the concept of pseudogenes. These DNA sequences...

A recent study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution claims that the “impossible” actually happened—not just once, but three...

Biomimicry is the making of systems or materials that are modeled after flora or fauna found in God’s creation (e.g. the artificial fabric Velcro...

A recent study, published in Frontiers in Marine Science, reports on the recurring problem of humpback whales colliding with large estuary-trafficking...

Recovering from a “ghost town” shutdown is worth the effort. Ask a bald eagle. In the Chesapeake Bay Journal, Whitney Pipkin recently reported...

Don’t think that humans have a monopoly on “social distancing”—because even birds are prudent in physical distancing, depending...

The analysis of data from the MESSENGER spacecraft has revealed evidence of recent tectonic activity on Mercury—activity caused by the ongoing...

A new discovery of a foot-long marine turtle fossil was announced in central Bavaria, southern Germany.¹ The species, dubbed Solnhofia parsoni,...

Some readers might think the answer to this question is so obvious that maybe we’re offering it as a kind of joke—but it’s no joke....