A Message from Glowworms
Professor Joachim Illies was stunned when he observed the luminescent behavior of the glowworms-Arachnocampa luminosa-found in the Waitomo…
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Seismologist Termites
All living organisms have the peculiar feature of being equipped with special biological devices that warn and inform…
Forensic Entomology: How Insects Solve Murder Cases
In a homicide case or any accident that results in death, it is essential to know the exact…
A Dead End for Science or A Call to the Creator
The scientists of the world have been engaged in solving the problem of deciphering the so-called human genome…
The Virgin Birth: The Birth of Jesus without a Biological Father
Human development begins at fertilization when a male gamete or sperm unites with a female gamete or oocyte…
Gen-ethic Anxiety and Some Reflections on the Genome Project
The Genome Project was started at a research institute known as HUGO, which is short for the Human…
Darwin’s Black Box
Over since the publication of On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin in 1859, his theory of…
Potassium Channels: A Tale of Two Nobel Prizes
In May 2003, Roderick Mackinnon’s research group at Rockefeller University has published the three-dimensional atomic structure of a…
Constant Change and Renewal in the Universe
Since the time Galileo uttered, “But still, it moves!” when he was forced to declare a stationary Earth,…
Do Not Take Urine for Granted
The amount of activity that goes on in the human body makes it comparable to a city. There…
The Modern Mummification Cryonics: Search for Immortality Continues
Throughout history, humanity has been in search of eternal life; explorations into the deep galaxy and bio-medical projects…
Fields of Certainty as a Unifying Paradigm for Science and Religion
A superficial understanding of science and religion perceives these two fields as being disciplines of different realms. Such…
Ensoulment: When Does Human Life Begin?
One of the most controversial topics in modern bioethics, science, and philosophy is to try to pinpoint the…
Rethinking Globalization
Although globalization is a helpful category, there is considerable disagreement about its precise meaning. Many commentators, while conceding…
The Message of Meteorites
According to a news item that appeared in the middle of 2002, there was a 6% probability that…