A recent discovery of a sponge fossil may be the oldest known animal fossil, extending the evolutionary timeline by hundreds of millions of years.
Source: A new fossil discovery may add hundreds of millions of years to the evolutionary history of animals
Tangles in unwound DNA can create mutational hotspots in the genomes of bacteria, according to a new study by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath.
Source: DNA tangles can help predict the evolution of mutations
update: it is useful to cite J.G. Bennett’s account of evolution to those who think a ‘religious’ thinker should inject theism into the account. Bennett tries to actually construc…
Source: The mystery of evolution – 1848+: The End(s) of History
One can only recommend the eonic model of the eonic effect to get a right perspective on evolution. The text of Decoding WH is free. Read it and exit from the endless futility of the Darwin debate.…
Source: Why the fact of evolution stands out while the ‘theories’ always fail – 1848+: The End(s) of History
It may or may not be true that the evolution of the neck shows design flaws but to use this argument to defend ‘evolution by natural selection’ is completely wrong. The influence of the…
Source: The human neck is a mistake of evolution – 1848+: The End(s) of History
The author has a good critique of Darwinism but then lets the ‘design’ argument talk him into the ‘god conclusion’, the ID guided tour to theological endpoints. The failure …
Islands are hot spots of evolutionary adaptation that can also advantage species returning to the mainland, according to a study led by biologist Jonathan Losos in Arts & Sciences, published the week of Oct. 11 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Source: Islands are cauldrons of evolution – The Source – Washington University in St. Louis
Nature – The gene-regulatory mechanisms driving prefrontal cortex expansion.
Source: The genetic symphony underlying evolution of the brain’s prefrontal cortex
Peer-reviewed Israeli research suggests males and females are programmed to prefer different temperatures; keeping the sexes apart curbs aggression, improves evolutionary chances
