Dolphin sonar (still) far better than man’s
Dolphins use ‘double sonar beam’ to narrow down prey’s location. Algorithm used to analyse this could help design better body scanners.
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No evolution in pollution: killifish survivors are ‘losers’
Killifish have been found living in polluted rivers with levels of industrial toxins 8,000 times the lethal dose.
Junk DNA (again)
Scallop’s amazing mirror eyes
Shellfish has tiny eyes structured like some advanced reflecting telescopes, but make two images.
Squid do fly!
The old seafarers’ tales should not have been dismissed. Many species of squid can, and do, fly.
Antibiotic resistance: Evolution in action?
Why are man-made pills increasingly ineffective in the battle against infections?
Bird of paradise flower pigment surprise
What’s an ‘animal-only’ pigment doing in plants?
The tapir
‘Primitive’? A ‘hodge-podge of leftovers’? Or something else?
Nebraskan deer mice—evolution’s latest ‘icon’?
A colour mutation that camouflages deer mice against a sandy background is a great example of natural selection.
Having your cake, and eating it
Evolution is often claimed to explain something and its opposite, so it certainly should not be called science, rather an unfalsifiable ideology!
Cannibal deer!
Deer show us that nearly any animal could become a carnivore … under the right conditions.
Comparing chromosomes and genomes
Towards a better understanding of the types of genomic changes that have occurred throughout history in the creation model