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DNA—An “Energy Code”?

They believe scientists need to expand Darwin’s ideas to include an “energy code”: Darwin’s theory of evolution should be expanded to include consideration of a DNA stability “energy code”—so-called “molecular Darwinism”—to further account for the… 

The Revolution Continues: Oxford Changes Definition of “Man,” “Woman”

After a petition gained more than 34,000 signatures, Oxford University Press reviewed its definition of the word woman and either removed or labelled certain synonyms as “offensive, derogatory, or dated.” Some of those terms are… 

“Bat-Wing Dinosaur”—A Clumsy Flier?

This time around, Ambopteryx longibrachium and another presumed membranous-winged creature, Yi qi (discovered in 2015), are making headlines for being “clumsy fliers” and “failed experiments” on the evolutionary path to avian flight. According to a…