Science

The word evolution has many meanings, but only one is testable, repeatable and observable. In other words, only one of the many definitions of the word evolution is a scientific fact.
This observable type of evolution is not Darwinian or Neo-Darwinian evolution. I will discuss that one form of evolution that is […]

Heralded as a revolution by people who need glasses to read, laser eye surgery can eternally change your vision by reshaping the cornea. After a hinged flap is cut a portion of the cornea is revealed and exposed to laser pulses that vaporise the cornea and correct the shape permanently. This procedure can help […]

The Coral Castle in Homestead Florida is one of the most mysterious structures of modern times. Constructed by one man, Edward Leedskalnin, this 1100 structure made of huge coral blocks were single handedly carved, moved, positioned by this 100 pound Latvian immigrant less than a hundred years ago. Although the Coral Castle itself […]

Turbidity may sound like a complicated scientific term but in essence it is a simple definition concerned with the cloudiness of water. More specifically turbidity refers to the light that is able to pass through a water sample because of the sediment present in the liquid. In most cases it is measured using a meter […]

A Dutch science teacher accidentally discovered what may be a new, astrological phenomenon. While Hanny van Artel was helping the Web site Galaxy Zoo identify galaxies, she spotted a greenish, gaseous object with a hole in it. Because it doesn’t have stars and thus can’t be a galaxy, astronomers think it is light from a […]

Kids are all reeling from the excitement of the Olympic Games these last few weeks, but can they relate any of that to science? Absolutely!
Aspiring athletes, or students struggling with a scientific concept, may find that the perfect demonstration is sports. Many kids love sports, and sports are science. Every skill, movement, victory, and loss […]

Pheromones are any chemical signal used to communicate between the members of a species. The existence of pheromones has been studied most thoroughly with respect to insects, but more complex species likely also possess pheromones.
The above diagram, by Peter Fluri, shows a female of the codling moth, Cydia pomonella, raising her abdomen and protruding her […]

Pheromones are chemicals emitted by living organisms to send messages to individuals of the same species. The idea that chemical communication takes place between individuals of the same species was advanced as early as the late 17th century the first evidence in support of this was obtained in the 19th century by the French priest […]

A catastrophic event occurred in 1980 in the United States that created an incredible study opportunity for scientists:
The eruption of Mount Saint Helens in the state of Washington, and several associated events that followed.
Darwinian scientists holding to the belief that it took millions and even billions of years for Darwinian evolution to take place were […]

The Jurassic and Cretaceous periods are known as the time of the dinosaurs. During these two vast eras of time the world was dominated by these giant reptiles. Some of the sauropod herbivores are the largest animals to have ever walked the planet, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex is the largest ever land predator. The periods […]