The origins of evolutionary complexity

For the first time ever, scientists observe a doubling in the size of a genome with an immediate evolutionary advantage, solving a longstanding riddle that goes back to Darwin himself, and proving that complexity can arise spontaneously and persist through the generations. Ever since Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species on November 24,… Continue reading The origins of evolutionary complexity

I am a rock on the Galapagos Archipelago, being a fictionalized account told from the perspective of the volcanic remnant itself

I am a stranger to humanity, but you live your lives upon my brothers, loving, hating, caring, killing, birthing, burying, and everything else you do only because we are solid enough to build upon and in many cases, build from.  If we were like you, there would be no humanity in the first place.  I… Continue reading I am a rock on the Galapagos Archipelago, being a fictionalized account told from the perspective of the volcanic remnant itself

An expedition to the Galapagos Archipelago and all the beer on the boat

Here is land where birds nest directly on the trail, crowding in the thousands.  The sea lions play with you in the crystal waters.  Schools of eagle rays drift by like silent specters in the night while sea turtles make their way beneath. Lizards lounge on the beach, daring you to get close.  The sun… Continue reading An expedition to the Galapagos Archipelago and all the beer on the boat