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“Astonishing” Clocks Found in Bacteria

How could evolution bestow accurate timepieces on the simplest, most primitive life forms? It sounds like something William Paley would expect. Read More ›
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Photo: Monarch butterfly, by liz west from Boxborough, MA [CC BY 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons.

For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery

It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed. Read More ›
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Sleep on It: Design in the Subconscious Brain

An international team reasoned there had to be a purpose for sleep. In one of the largest datasets ever collected, they believe they found two functions. Read More ›
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pocket watch
Photo credit: André Lage Freitas / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).

Design on Time — Paley’s Watch Was Inside Him

Watches are everywhere on the heath. Look up, look down, look inside; biology runs on time. Read More ›
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Marvelous Migrations at All Scales

Living things are on the move everywhere. Why do some of them go to great lengths to migrate, while others stay put? Read More ›

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