Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

Current Biology

elephantfish
Photo: An elephantfish, by Devon Bowen, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Noise Cancellation: A Remarkable Design Solution in Biology

The principle behind this biological methodology can be extended to every case in biology where an organism needs to discriminate signals from self. Read More ›
Venus_Flytrap_showing_trigger_hairs
Photo: Venus flytrap, by Noah Elhardt, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Bioelectricity Gives Biologists a Jolt

We’ve explored bioelectricity in cells. We’ve looked at it within the human body. Now, electrical engineering is being found in the realms between. Read More ›
Hallucigenia
Image: Hallucigenia, by Scorpion451, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

In Resolving Darwin’s Doubt, These Cambrian Fossils Are No Help

This is hierarchical organization, none of which is seen in the Precambrian layers beneath. Read More ›
lovebirds
Photo credit: Daniel Kress et al., via EurekAlert!

Appreciating Bird Mimicry and the Other Exceptional, Designed Talents

Let the reader enjoy the 350+ word vocabulary of Clover, alleged to be the best talking parrot in the world.  Read More ›
Cataglyphis fortis
Photo credit: Markus Knaden, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology.

Ants Build Landmarks for Navigation

The difficulty of finding your way back home from a long distance is partly solved in a tiny ant’s brain. Read More ›
Pacific Ocean
Photo: Pacific Ocean, by NASA, Apollo 11, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

How the “Other” ATP Synthase Saves the Planet

A lesser-known rotary engine within cells is responsible for a substantial portion of gases and nutrients that sustain the biosphere. Read More ›
Rhizomnium_punctatum_(k,_144543-474730)_0031
Photo: Plant cells, by Hermann Schachner, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Cellulose Doesn’t Just Happen

The most abundant biopolymer on Earth requires a host of machines, genes, proteins, and accessories.  Read More ›
Kate_Winslet_TIFF_2015
Photo: Kate Winslet, by GabboT, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

In Breath-Holding, Kate Winslet and a Croc Are Champions

Kate Winslet, and other actors, for the sake of “the newest frontier in blockbuster moviemaking” are learning to hold their breath for several minutes. Read More ›
gymnastics
Photo credit: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin / Wikimedia Commons.

Balance: Bipeds Need It; Where Did It Come From?

“The calyx appeared,” says Dr. Rob Raphael. A more magical explanation could hardly be fabricated. Read More ›
Junk DNA
Photo credit: Gary Chan via Unsplash.

In “Junk DNA,” Here Are Benefits of Seeking Function

You wouldn’t toss out all the punctuation in a book as “junk ABC” now, would you? Punctuation has a function. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute