How an idea from environmental ethics might contribute to our understanding of the practice of paleontology
Read MoreWhy disagree?
Philosophers often think scientific disagreement is interesting, and that it is something we want in our scientific communities. Adrian has a look at the role disagreement has played in debate about Homo floresiensis.
Read More“Started from the bottom” - The unexpected rise of Lokiarchaeota from the depth of the oceans to evolutionary significance.
What does a tiny, never-observed single-celled organism who lives at the bottom of the ocean have to tell us about one of the most dramatic events in life's history? Thomas Bonnin reports...
Read More"Mass" Effects
Are we or aren't we going through a mass extinction event? After painstakingly restoring several thousand accidentally deleted emails, Leonard uses the lessons learned to answer that question.
Read MoreGypsy Moths and Devonian Invasions
An outbreak of gypsy moth caterpillars raises questions about invasive species. Does the fossil record have anything to say about biological invasions?
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