Zia Steele

Drawing the lines between reality and fiction…and then blurring them appropriately.

Darwin and Dragons

How to make a dragon in just a few (hundred million) short years

How would dragons avoid burning themselves and their habitats?

One special type of bacteria could be the key to dragonfire.

Could dragons do what no known organism has done before?

Large animals have trouble flying. How would a dragon pull it off?

Are dragons feasible? Let’s rewind evolution to find out.

Would teleportation transport you or kill you? And what exactly are “you” anyway?