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Photo credit: Stu's Images, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Slime Smarts: These Brainless Blobs Are Brighter than You Thought

Some want to claim that slime molds poses a threat to the idea that humans are exceptional. Read More ›
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Is Biology Intelligently Engineered? Ask an Engineer

Stuart Burgess shares his experiences navigating academic skepticism, noting that many biologists are forthcoming in expressing doubts about macroevolution. Read More ›
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In a Universe of Non-Living Matter, Communication Sets Us Apart

Communication is found across all life forms, from the signals sent by trees through fungal networks to the deep conversations we can have with each other. Read More ›
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Photo: Sphaerechinus granularis, a sea urchin, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Remarkably Candid Statement About an Unsolved Evolutionary Puzzle

According to current systematic theory, everyone reading this right now belongs to the taxonomic category Deuterostomia. Read More ›
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Photo at top: Dickinsonia costata from the Ediacaran of Australia, by Verisimilus at English Wikipedia [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

#6 of Our Top Stories of 2018: Dickinsonia Probably Not an Ediacaran Animal

So, do high levels of cholesterol biomarkers really suggest an animal affinity of Dickinsonia? Read More ›
Dickinsonia costata
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Photo at top: Dickinsonia costata from the Ediacaran of Australia, by Verisimilus at English Wikipedia [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

Why Dickinsonia Was Most Probably Not an Ediacaran Animal

So, do high levels of cholesterol biomarkers really suggest an animal affinity of Dickinsonia? Read More ›
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Oral Cavity’s Supposedly “Lousy” Design Is a Key to Human Speech

We’re constantly told that the design of the human larynx, trachea, and oral cavity is poor because it allows for choking on food. Read More ›

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