Epigenetics
In 2005 biologist Michael Skinner witnessed something that shouldn't have happened. His mice were exposed to a toxin. A toxin which caused the children of these mice to experience birth defects. This ...
24 Aug 201516min
99%
If you've ever wondered why mice have been, and continue to be, science's favorite research tools it's becaus we are a lot a like. Yes, that little four legged furry bundle of whiskers and pink feet s...
17 Aug 201517min
The Hobbits of Flores
In 2003 something was found in a large limestone cave located in Liang Bua, Flores. It was a small skull which was at first identified as being that of a small child. Upon further examination there wa...
10 Aug 201518min
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary psychology seeks to explain why we feel the way we do in certain situations. It also looks to understand what psychological adaptations were naturally selected to accompany us on our jour...
3 Aug 201520min
The Missing Link
Darwin himself never used the term 'missing link'. He wasn't concerned with a missing link but he was concerned with gaps in the fossil record. It wasn't that he thought these gaps hurt his theory. So...
27 Jul 201512min
Self-Directed Evolution
Mankind has only just begun to unlock the secrets hidden within our DNA. As we move from gene to gene we will begin to see how it all ties together, and where evolution made a few mistakes. It will be...
20 Jul 201514min
Mitochondrial Eve
Mitochondrial DNA is only inherited from your mother. Everyone alive on earth today can trace their lineage back to Mitochondrial Eve. We know this because we've all received our Mitochondrial DNA fro...
13 Jul 201511min
The Anthropocene
The Cretaceous period ended 65 million years ago as did the reign of the dinosaurs. According to the International Union of Geological Sciences, we are currently in the Holocene. The Holocene has seen...
6 Jul 201518min
