News to Know

• Looking for Hints for Life on Mars

  July 14, 2012

  Looking for hints-there-might-ever-have-been-life in all the right places . . . on Mars.

• What Australopithecus sediba Ate

  July 14, 2012

  Bits of plant material from Australopithecus sediba’s teeth sneak a peek at diet.

• Clue to How Human Behavior Evolved

  July 7, 2012

  Gentle gorilla "gestural motherese" said by some to be a clue to how human behavior evolved.

• Dairy Products Among Early Saharan Inhabitants

  July 7, 2012

  Dairy products prominent among early Saharan inhabitants.

• Selfish Gene vs. Social Conquest

  July 7, 2012

  Dawkins’ Selfish Gene versus E. O. Wilson’s Social Conquest

• Finding “The Missing Cornerstone of Physics”

  July 7, 2012

  Physicists applaud around the world as CERN scientists announce finding “the missing cornerstone of physics.”

• Cold-Blooded or Warm-Blooded?

  July 7, 2012

  Study proves growth rings in bone cannot be used to determine whether an animal is cold-blooded or warm-blooded.

• Australian Aboriginal Art Discovered in Rock Shelter

  June 30, 2012

  Aged Australian Aboriginal art discovered at Narwala Gabarnmang rock shelter

• Batteries Started Life?

  June 30, 2012

  In the beginning, batteries begat life?

• Big Bugs and Birds

  June 30, 2012

  Big bugs met birds and bit the dust.

• Did the Altruistic "Snuggle for Survival" Help Humans Evolve?

  June 30, 2012

  From the first cells to humans, the evolution of life has been a “snuggle for survival,” says Harvard professor Martin Nowak.

• Handprints in Northern Spain

  June 23, 2012

  Who left their handprints in northern Spain?

• Insults and Misconceptions of Creationism

  June 23, 2012

  “The best place to go for original thinking on the left” drips with insults and common misconceptions about creationism.

• Sweet Tooth

  June 16, 2012

  “We have evolved to need coercion,” says Harvard biologist.

• Easy-Going Ape Joins Genome Club

  June 16, 2012

  Scientists recently analyzed the bonobo ape's genome.

• Dispute Over Largest Group of Human Fossils

  June 16, 2012

  Identity and age of the world’s largest group of human fossils is in dispute. “Getting that wrong even affects how we construct our own evolution,” says evolutionary expert.

• Interviewer Claims Creation Museum is Dangerous and Delusional

  June 9, 2012

  Interviewer claims Creation Museum’s presentation of history and science is dangerous and delusional.

• Re-Writing History

  June 9, 2012

  Evolutionist defends William Jennings Bryan against those who re-write history.

• What Doesn’t Animal Behavior Tell Us?

  June 9, 2012

  A “cold and calculating chimp,” canines catching yawns, and harmonious hyraxes—what doesn’t animal behavior tell us?

• Define Habitable

  June 2, 2012

  Define habitable. It’s harder than it sounds!

• Disagreements on Climate Change

  June 2, 2012

  Scientifically literate people can disagree about the causes and cures of climate change, study finds.

• Evolutionist Considers Skeptics a Threat to Human Survival

  June 2, 2012

  Famous evolutionist considers skeptics a threat to human survival.

• Obscured Knowledge of Original Domestic Dog

  June 2, 2012

  Designing man’s best friend has obscured knowledge of the original domestic dog.

• Teeth Track Early Agricultural Society

  June 2, 2012

  Teeth track patrimony (property inherited through the male line) and prosperity in early agricultural society.

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