Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell Articles

• Research Paper

  Life Lessons Illustrated in the Animal Kingdom

  Dec. 31, 2013 from News to Know

  In 2013, it seems that animals—ever a prominent theme for evolutionary biologists—have proven a marvelous showcase for God’s designs.

• Comb Jelly: World’s Most Primitive Animal?

  Dec. 28, 2013 from News to Know

  Evolutionists are having a difficult time deciding which animal came first: the sea sponge, comb jellies, or placozoans.

• Fig Wasp Fossil Said to Pre-Date Figs by 65 Million Years

  Dec. 26, 2013 from News to Know

  Fig wasp fossil shows up too “soon” in the fossil record.

• Evolution of Snakes on the Fast Track

  Dec. 21, 2013 from News to Know

  Python said to relive its evolutionary past with every bite.

• Did We All Come from Adam and Eve?

  

  Dec. 19, 2013 from News to Know

  Have genetic discoveries broken the tie that binds us to Adam?

• Sima de los Huesos Reveals Surprising Genetic Connections

  Dec. 16, 2013 from News to Know

  The “Pit of Bones” in a cavern in northern Spain was the final resting place for 28 of Europe’s earliest human inhabitants, Homo heidelbergensis.

• Can Lake on Mars Support Life?

  Dec. 14, 2013 from News to Know

  When a feature on Mars was noted to resemble a dry lake bed, researchers anticipated it would be a “candy store of targets” in the search for Martian life.

• Mystery of the Flower’s Missing Pollen: A Paleobotanical Puzzle

  Dec. 12, 2013 from News to Know

  Fossil has paleobotanists puzzling over the evolutionary origin of floral pollen.

• Crow Intelligence Said to Evolve Differently from Humans

  Dec. 9, 2013 from News to Know

  Do smart crows reveal an alternate evolutionary path to intelligence?

• Ancient Meteorite Said to Harbor Secrets of Watery Martian Past

  Dec. 7, 2013 from News to Know

  Black Beauty may tell the tale of the Red Planet’s youth.

• Research Paper

  Super-salty Water Sealed Beneath Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater

  Dec. 5, 2013 from News to Know

  Does the Chesapeake Bay crater memorialize a meteorite impact from the time of Noah’s Flood?

• In-Depth Article

  Iron Key to Preserving Dinosaur Soft Tissue

  Dec. 4, 2013 from Answers in Depth

  Iron may be the key to the surprising preservation of dinosaur soft tissue.

• First Life on Earth

  Nov. 25, 2013 from News to Know

  Microbially-induced sedimentary structures (MISS) in ancient Australian Archean rock match marks made by modern microbes.

• Did Archaeopteryx Evolve Flight and Then Get Grounded?

  Nov. 21, 2013 from News to Know

  “Proto-bird” or transitional form? Archaeopteryx gets its walking papers at Los Angeles conference.

• New Tyrannosaur Pushes Back Evolutionary Timeline

  Nov. 9, 2013 from News to Know

  Remarkably advanced tyrannosaur too low on the evolutionary staircase complicates dinosaur lineage.

• Research Paper

  Do Chimp Alarm Calls Reveal How Human Language Evolved?

  Nov. 7, 2013 from News to Know

  Does the chimpanzee ability to see-a-snake and sound-a-signal recapitulate the evolutionary underpinnings of human language?

• In-Depth Article

  Does the Dmanisi Discovery Demonstrate We Are All One Family?

  Nov. 6, 2013 from Answers in Depth

  Does the curious mosaic cobbled from the Dmanisi dig demonstrate we are all one family?

• Vegetarian Piranhas’ Teeth Point to Pre-Fall Perfection

  Oct. 31, 2013 from News to Know

  The fearsome piranha’s vegetarian version uses its teeth to shred plants, not meat.

• Did Our Ancestors Evolve Into Humans Feet First?

  Oct. 21, 2013 from News to Know

  Belief that bipedal locomotion was the key to human evolution gets flipped on its hands.

• First Fossil Mosquito Found Filled with Blood

  Oct. 19, 2013 from News to Know

  Not old enough for Jurassic Park, this mosquito likely filled up on North American bird blood long ago.

• In-Depth Article

  Are We Globally Warming Our World to Death?

  Sept. 30, 2013 from Answers in Depth

  The United Nations has spoken, declaring that it’s our fault. Global warming, that is.

• Research Paper

  Sutter’s Mill Meteorite Harbors a Wealth of Elusive Organics

  Sept. 16, 2013 from News to Know

  The inventory of life’s building blocks in space rocks rises.

• Do Genetic Similarities in Bats and Dolphins Echo Evolutionary Convergence?

  Sept. 14, 2013 from News to Know

  Surprising number of genomic “echoes” are associated with biological sonar in dolphins and bats.

• The Secret Lives of Frozen Frogs

  Sept. 5, 2013 from News to Know

  Freeze-tolerant frogs exhibit a complex array of adaptations perfectly tailored for harsh Alaskan winters.

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