"Darwin was the first to use data from nature to convince people that evolution is true, and his idea of natural selection was truly novel. It testifies to his genius that the concept of natural theology, accepted by most educated Westerners before 1859, was vanquished within only a few years by a single five-hundred-page book. On the Origin of Species turned the mysteries of life's diversity from mythology into genuine science." -- Jerry Coyne
Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from New Orleans, spelled "Murraya" correctly to win the competition, which was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Britain has had one of the longest, most restrictive lockdowns in the world. Now the government will treat covid more like the seasonal flu, with ministers telling the public to "learn to live with the virus." About 85 percent of Britain's adult population has had a first vaccine dose.