Thermometers and Fish: What’s the Mercury Reading?

For centuries, mercury has been used in thermometers for reading our body temperatures, but now we measure mercury levels to see if seafood is safe to eat.1-4 If you are hungry for fish, maybe trout would be a good choice.1


Belugas Select Friends Who Aren’t Close Kin

Beluga whales don’t select their friends according to what Darwinists would expect, a new Florida Atlantic University study shows.1,2 The research findings are taken from ten Arctic beluga whale ranges, including Alaska’s Yakutat Bay, Cook Inlet, Norton Sound, Canada’s Husky Lakes, Russia’s Gulf of Anadyr, and a small population by Norway’s Svalbard.2


First Human Chromosome Fully Sequenced

Most people might be surprised to learn that the human genome has not been fully sequenced. Gaps still remain that have not yet been bridged because of the nature of the DNA sequence coupled with past limitations on DNA sequencing technology.


Alaskan Alcids: Efficiently Designed for Air and Water

Recent research on the flying behavior of Alaskan alcids shows how Earth has two kinds of fluid-filled “oceans”, the liquid ocean of sea-water and the gaseous “ocean” of air.1-3 (Alcids are auk-like birds, such as murres, guillemots, and puffins.)


Ghost Crabs Growl by Gnashing their Gut Teeth!

A recent science news video shows barium-marked fluoroscopy of a ghost crab’s gut teeth in action.

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