Research Articles
Nature's Impossible Machines: The Mystery of Irreducible Complexity
Exploring the debate between evolution and intelligent design through the lens of irreducible complexity in biological systems.
The Secret Geography of Earth's Fungal Networks
Exploring why scientists are mapping the global distribution of ectomycorrhizal fungi and their critical role in ecosystem functioning.
From Molecule to Medicine: The Alchemy of Modern Pharmaceuticals
Explore the fascinating journey of how pharmaceutical science transforms a single chemical compound into life-saving medicine through discovery, formulation, and manufacturing.
The Secret Lives of Chickens: How Understanding Bird Brains is Revolutionizing Farming
Explore how applied ethology is transforming poultry science by understanding chicken behavior to create more ethical and sustainable farming practices.
Without Miracles: Universal Selection Theory and the Second Darwinian Revolution
Explore how universal selection theory extends Darwinian principles beyond biology to explain adaptive complexity in our world without miraculous intervention.
Beyond the Branches: The Hidden Limits of Evolutionary Trees
Exploring the limitations and challenges of phylogenetic trees in comparative biology and evolutionary research.
Digital Seeds: How Computational Tools Are Revolutionizing Plant Breeding
Explore how computational tools and AI are transforming plant genomics and breeding, accelerating crop improvement and enhancing global food security.
The Hidden Order of Evolution: How Global Epistasis Creates Predictability Amid Chaos
Discover how global epistasis creates predictable evolutionary patterns despite genetic randomness, with implications for medicine, biotechnology and understanding life itself.
The Original Sin of Cognitive Science: Why Even Smart People Defend Irrational Beliefs
Exploring identity-protective cognition - the unconscious bias that makes us defend our tribe's beliefs against threatening evidence, regardless of intelligence or education.
The Tie that Binds: How Knots Reveal Our Cultural DNA
Discover how computational analysis of knots across cultures reveals patterns of human innovation and cultural evolution spanning 12,000 years.