by sagesgroup | Dec 31, 2022 | Animals, Biology, Dinosaurs, Evolution, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
Charles Darwin believed evolution created “endless forms most beautiful.” It’s a nice sentiment, but it doesn’t explain why evolution keeps making crabs. Scientists have long wondered whether there are limits to what evolution can do or if Darwin had the right idea....by sagesgroup | Dec 5, 2022 | Animals, Biology, Dinosaurs, Earth Science, Evolution, History, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid hit the Earth with the force of 10 billion atomic bombs and changed the course of evolution. The skies darkened, and plants stopped photosynthesizing. The plants died, then the animals that fed on them. The food chain...by sagesgroup | Nov 28, 2022 | Biology, cancer, Dinosaurs, DNA, Genetics, History, Medicine, Relationships, Science, Syndicated, The Conversation
The idea that correlation does not imply causation is a fundamental caveat in epidemiological research. A classic example involves a hypothetical link between ice cream sales and drownings. Instead of increased ice cream consumption causing more people to drown, it’s...