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Do mutations add information?
Mutations can add information, so why is that not evolution?
by Joel Tay
Skin colour surprises
The genes that affect light and dark skin colour are found across the world, indicating that they were in our population before we spread out across the world at Babel.
by Robert Carter
Golden numbers
The ratio of 1:1.62 is seen in building design, in flower petals, pine cones and much more. It is widely acknowledged to be very pleasing to the eye. Why?
by Carl Wieland and Russell Grigg
The Sulawesi bear cuscus
What has eyes like a lemur, a body like a koala, is often called a ‘marsupial monkey’, and shares its island home with pigs and dwarf buffaloes?
by Paula Weston and Carl Wieland
Unnatural selection
Genetic engineering is no longer in the realm of science fiction. We review a Netflix series called Unnatural Selection and discuss the implications of the CRISPR-Cas9 technology.
by Robert Carter and Scott Gillis
Sharks: denizens of the deep
Few creatures alive today incite more fear and awe than these fierce marine predators with their razor-sharp teeth. But not all sharks are harmful to man.
by Paula Weston
Shaking hands on a recent creation
Non-racemized amino acids in rocks belies millions of years.
by Carl Wieland
Intelligent Ink?
by Michael G Matthews
Archer fish use advanced hydrodynamics
Archer fish exploits two independent hydrodynamic properties to shoot down prey with powerful water jet.
by Jonathan Sarfati
Beetles … nature's workaholics
You can find beetles in almost any habitat occupied by other insects, munching on anything from snails to dung!
by Paula Weston
The mysterious alien tablet
Delving into DNA’s mind-blowing, multi-layered information system
by Dom Statham
DNA repair mechanisms ‘shout’ creation
The 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry highlights that DNA would be useless without the repair mechanisms to preserve it.
by Don Batten