Evolution
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Amber Inclusions: Perfect preservation for millions of years
Seeing a perfectly preserved insect that flew around some long-gone forest tens of millions years ago right in front of your eyes, right now in…
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Assembly Theory: A new way to think about evolutionary history
Assembly Theory (AT) is a way to think about evolution and complexity. It applies to organisms but can also be used to think about artifacts,…
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Meadows: Comparing the Alps and the Sierra Nevada
This is a mountain meadow in Lower Austria. Comparable meadows in the Sierra Nevada have fewer wildflowers and fewer insects, both in terms of absolute…
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Drafts
According to a pervasive belief in the German-speaking world, it’s essential to avoid drafts. They cause all kinds of diseases, including muscle stiffness and colds.…
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Gabonionta: Probably just pseudofossils
The Natural History Museum in Vienna has an exhibit on the Gabonionta, also known as Francevillian biota. They were multicellular organisms that appeared 2.1 billion…
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