Darwiniana

According to a New Scientist exclusive, the first ever pig that had a small proportion of Its cells derived from a monkey was born in a lab in China.

Source: First-Ever “Pig-Monkey Chimeras” Born in Chinese Lab

How did the almost 6,000 languages of the world come into being? Researchers have tried to simulate the process of developing a new communication system in an experiment — with surprising results: even preschool children can spontaneously develop communication systems that exhibit core properties of natural language.

Source: How does language emerge? New study provides insights into the first steps — ScienceDaily

A change in chewing led to the emergence of the mammalian middle ear

Source: Now Hear This: New Fossils Reveal Early Ear-Bone Evolution – Scientific American

Ancestors of modern bacteria cultured from an iron-rich lake in Democratic Republic of Congo could have been key to keeping Earth’s dimly lit early climate warm, and in forming the world’s largest iron ore deposits billions of years ago.

Source: How ancient microbes created massive ore deposits, set stage for early life: The research provides a possible explanation to the ‘faint-young-sun’ paradox, originated by astronomer Carl Sagan — ScienceDaily

With our own health and well-being directly linked to these insects, we have to make it a priority to ensure the bee population’s survival.

Source: The bee is officially on the verge of extinction – NationofChange

Considering several recent papers shows that eliminating evolutionary words and concepts simplifies and improves scientific explanations.

Source: No Harm, No Foul — What If Darwinism Were Excised from Biology? | Evolution News

He Jiankui’s original research, published for the first time, could have failed, scientists say

Source: China gene-edited baby experiment ‘may have created unintended mutations’ | Science | The Guardian