News to Note, October 25, 2008

1. Electricity Introduced Into Classic Evolutionary Experiments

Zzzzzap! All it took was a helping of primordial stew and a bolt of lightning—or perhaps the hot gases of an angry volcano—and, voilà, you’ve got life.

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Chinese paleontologists have discovered another “feathered dinosaur.” So how should we interpret it: a “feathered” dinosaur or a feathered “dinosaur”?

3. Dancing Dinosaur Footprints Found In Arizona

Out come the dinosaurs and down comes the disco ball—a lively social scene from 190 million years ago?

4. Bird Sets Nonstop Flight Record at 7,257 miles

Boeings and Airbuses of the world, step aside: there’s a newly recognized king (or, in this case, queen) of the long-haul flight.

5. London Busses Bear “No God” Slogans

“There’s probably no God”: a friendly reminder from your neighborhood atheist?

6.Extrasolar Planet Now Hottest Ever Discovered

If Earth’s neighbor Venus—known for high pressure, high temperatures, and toxic gases—sounds unwelcoming, wait till you learn about planet WASP-12b.

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