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When most people think about evolution, they picture small changes happening over time, like finches developing different beak shapes or bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics. But there’s actually a much bigger story happening on a grander scale, and that’s what…
Mars has never been more accessible to human exploration. Right now, multiple spacecraft are actively studying the Red Planet, fundamentally reshaping our understanding of whether life ever existed there and whether it could exist there again. Water: The Breakthrough Discovery…
Labor Day Encounter On Labor Day this year, I visited West Point Dam, Georgia for a small family picnic. It’s supposedly a good spot for fishing, but I didn’t catch any. However, an uninvited guest took a liking to my…
You might be familiar with The Amazing Spiderman where Dr. Connors, the villain, has an amputated arm. He tests reptilian DNA to see how to regenerate tissue. Instead of simply regrowing his arm, he becomes the Lizard and terrorizes New…
Throughout history, many people have claimed to be able to perform amazing feats that defy science and logic. Such claims continue today in many different flavors. There are claims of dowsing, psychic spoon bending, telekinesis, miracle healing, telepathy, x-ray vision,…
Image Credit: Galileo gambit. (2018). RationalWiki. Lots of new ideas are introduced to science all the time. Many of these ideas are accurate and make great contributions to our body of knowledge. At the same time, many don’t hold…
Introduction: Imagine living in a world where your toughest tool could shatter against a rock. For early human communities, stone, bone, and wood tools were the limits of technology until people discovered metals could be made stronger with fire. For…
When you think of perfume, what kinds of ingredients come to mind? Some people may think about flowery scents like rose, cherry blossom, or jasmine. Others may think of sweet notes vanilla, cinnamon, or honey. For some, the note “ambergris”…