New Light from Binary Stars
Twinkle, twinkle, little . . . stars? Unless youʼve been living in a cave for the past decade, you’ve heard about the popular television competition Dancing with the Stars. Everyone loves a star. But...
Tagged: Evolution
A Terrible Grandfather’s Excellent Legacy
If you’re a grandparent, you’ve lived long enough to experience significant joys. Even so, you may look back at more than a few things that you wish you had done very differently. Looking forward,...
Humans May Have Fewer Genes Than Expected?
Now in typical fashion, the researchers then dismissed these genes as pseudogenes, often called “obsolete coding genes.” Evolutionary biologists believe that pseudogenes came about from decay of genes (via mutation, insertions, and deletions) that...
A Light and Electron Microscopic Study of the Palo Verde Tree of the Desert Southwest
Keywords: Palo verde, Parkinsonia, Cercidium, drought tolerance, drought deciduous, desert plants, ultrastructure, electron microscope, plant design Introduction The palo verde tree (well known to residents of Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Mexico, as well as...
