Research Articles
Teleonomy vs. Teleology: The Purpose Debate Revolutionizing Biology
Explore the scientific debate between teleonomy and teleology in biology, from ancient philosophy to modern research on mutation bias and molecular self-organization.
Uncloaking a Lost Cause: Decolonizing Ancestry Estimation in the United States
Exploring how forensic anthropology's ancestry estimation perpetuates racism and how science is decolonizing it through ethical alternatives.
The Sponge Revolution: How Ice and Fire Forged Earth's First Animals
Discover how extreme climate changes and oxygen revolution led to the emergence of the first multicellular animals - the sponges (Porifera).
The Marvelous March Toward Complexity: How Evolution Builds Sophistication From Simplicity
Explore how complexity emerges in evolution through genetic innovation, natural selection, and self-organization. Discover the mechanisms behind nature's sophisticated designs.
Biological Information: New Perspectives: How Data is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Life
Explore how biological information and data science are transforming our understanding of life, from healthcare to environmental science.
GAARlandia: The Lost Bridge That Shaped Caribbean Biodiversity
Explore the mystery of GAARlandia, the hypothesized land bridge that shaped Caribbean biodiversity through geological and biological evidence.
Evolving Superbugs: How Scientists Are Programming Bacteria to Build the Future
Discover how scientists use conjugative plasmids and CRISPR-Cas9 to direct bacterial evolution, creating biological circuits for medicine and environmental cleanup.
Your Second Brain is in Your Gut: The Mind-Bending Science of the Gut-Brain Axis
Discover the fascinating science behind the gut-brain axis and how your digestive system influences mood, memory, and overall brain function.
Digital Biology: When Nature and Computers Converge
Explore Peter J. Bentley's visionary work on digital biology and how biological principles are transforming computing and technology.
Cracking the Protein Code: How Lattice Models Simulate Nature's Origami
Explore how lattice models simplify protein structure prediction and the groundbreaking quantum computing approaches revolutionizing computational biology.