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• Lubricant found in a beetle's leg is more slippery than Teflon

  July 7, 2021 Matthew Sparkes New Scientist

• What forms can consciousness take and can we see it in our brains?

  July 7, 2021 Emma Young New Scientist

  New insights into the different states of human consciousness and where it occurs in the brain are helping us crack the mystery of what gives rise to felt experience

• We need to overhaul the language of genetics to root out racism

  July 7, 2021 Adam Rutherford New Scientist

• Can a robot ever be conscious and how would we know if it were?

  July 7, 2021 Anil Ananthaswamy and Kate Douglas New Scientist

  Some people think we could easily build and identify a conscious robot, while others insist that it’s impossible -- it all depends on what you think consciousness is.

• What is consciousness like for other animals and when did it evolve?

  July 7, 2021 David Robson New Scientist

  The conscious experiences of non-human animals, from whales and birds to octopuses and bees, are revealing fresh clues about when consciousness evolved and what it’s for

• News Update/Commentary

  New clues to why there's so little antimatter in the universe

  July 7, 2021 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science Daily

  New research shows radioactive molecules are sensitive to subtle nuclear phenomena. The molecules might help physicists probe violation of the most fundamental symmetries of nature, including why the universe contains relatively little antimatter.

• New Paper Investigates Engineering Design Constraints on the Bacterial Flagellum

  July 7, 2021 Casey Luskin Evolution News & Science Today

• Civilization May Have Collapsed in 1200 B.C.E. but the Silver Trade Didn’t

  July 7, 2021 Ruth Schuster Haaretz

  Ancient Israelites, Canaanites and others in the southern Levant had to import silver. Now we know from where

• Whatever It Is, It Ain’t Aliens

  July 7, 2021 Lawrence M. Krauss Quillette

• Astronomer: Standard Model of the Universe Needs No Modification

  July 7, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• Bacterial Flagellum: Engineering Design Constraints

  July 7, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• The secret lives of Neanderthal children

  July 7, 2021 Rebecca Wragg Sykes BBC

  Among the growing collection of Neanderthal remains to be discovered are fossilised bones belonging to children. Now we are gaining unprecedented insights into what being a young Neanderthal was like.

• News Update/Commentary

  How seeds know it's a good time to germinate

  July 7, 2021 Carnegie Institution for Science Science Daily

  Dehydrated plant seeds can lay dormant for long periods -- over 1,000 years in some species -- before the availability of water can trigger germination. This protects the embryonic plant inside from a variety of environmental stresses

• News Update/Commentary

  Researchers detail the most ancient bat fossil ever discovered in Asia

  July 7, 2021 University of Kansas Science Daily

  A team performed fieldwork in the Junggar Basin to discover two fossil teeth belonging to two separate specimens of bat, dubbed Altaynycteris aurora. It's thought to be the oldest fossil of bat found in Asia.

• ‘Social’ Mitochondria, Whispering Between Cells, Influence Health

  July 6, 2021 Katarina Zimmer Quanta Magazine

  Mitochondria appear to communicate and cooperate with one another, both within and between cells. Biologists are only just beginning to understand how and why.

• New fossil sheds light on the evolution of how dinosaurs breathed

  July 6, 2021 University of Minnesota

• Round 3: Egnor vs Papineau: The Big Bang Has No Natural Beginning

  July 6, 2021 Mind Matters

  In the debate between theistic neurosurgeon Michael Egnor and naturalist philosopher David Papineau, the question gets round to the origin of the universe itself

• News Update/Commentary

  Key processes in early brain development revealed

  July 6, 2021 Charité -- Universitätsmedizin Berlin Science Daily

  The neocortex is a layered structure of the brain in which neurons are arranged parallel to each other. This organization is critical for healthy brain function. Researchers have uncovered two key processes that direct this organization.

• News Update/Commentary

  The evolution of vinegar flies is based on the variation of male sex pheromones

  July 6, 2021 Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Science Daily

  The new study is a valuable basis for understanding how pheromone production, their perception and processing in the brain, and ultimately the resulting behavior drive the evolution of new species.

• News Update/Commentary

  Sharp size reduction in dinosaurs that changed diet to termites

  July 6, 2021 University of Bristol Science Daily

  Dinosaurs were generally huge, but a new study of the unusual alvarezsaurs show that they reduced in size about 100 million years ago when they became specialized ant-eaters.

• Darwin’s Genie: Misapplied Natural Selection Continues

  July 6, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today

• Your Chances of Living To Be Over 100

  July 6, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• Darwin’s Genie: Misapplied Natural Selection Continues

  July 6, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today

• Richard Lewontin (1929-2021), Mensch

  July 6, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today

• Tributes to Richard Lewontin (1919-2021)

  July 6, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• Denial of Evolution Is a Form of White Supremacy

  July 5, 2021 Allison Hopper Scientific American

  As museums reopen let’s introduce ourselves, and our children, to the original Black ancestors of all human beings

• A 51,000-year-old carved bone is one of the world's oldest works of art

  July 5, 2021 Tom Metcalfe NBC News

  The discovery highlights that Neanderthals were capable of symbolic thought -- something once attributed only to our own species.

• Round 2: Philosopher Papineau Replies to Neurosurgeon Egnor

  July 5, 2021 Mind Matters

  Dr. Papineau is considered to be one of the best defenders of naturalism (nature is all there is), often called “materialism.”

• 51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Suggests Neanderthals Were True Artists

  July 5, 2021 George Dvorsky Gizmodo

  The rare bone carving was unearthed at a cave entrance in northern Germany.

• More Original Dinosaur Molecules Found

  July 5, 2021 David F. Coppedge Creation-Evolution Headlines

  This time, eggshell fossils were analyzed by experts at the American Chemical Society

• Richard Lewontin (1929-2021)

  July 5, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• Could the Unusual ET Phenomena Be Animal Types -- Not Human Types -- of Life Forms?

  July 5, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• Irreducible Complexity: Cilium Edition

  July 5, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• Unexplained cache of prehistoric shark teeth is discovered at a 2,900-year-old site in the City of David

  July 5, 2021 Jonathan Chadwick Daily Mail (UK)

  Isotopic dating reveals the teeth cache goes back a whopping 80 million years. The finding surprised experts because such objects are expected in the desert.

• News Update/Commentary

  How fish got their spines

  July 5, 2021 University of Konstanz Science Daily

  Fin spines have evolved independently in different lineages and are considered evolutionary drivers of fish diversity. A research team now shows how fin spines arise from soft fin rays and how they could emerge independently in multiple fish groups.

• But IS There a Theory of the Origin of Life?

  July 4, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• Neurosurgeon Egnor Takes on Philosopher Papineau Round 1

  July 4, 2021 Mind Matters

  In the debate, Egnor begins by offering three fundamental reasons why the mind is not the brain

• No Hope for Life on Venus But Maybe Jupiter Now…

  July 3, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• An Engineering Perspective on the Bacterial Flagellum: Part 1 -- Constructive View

  July 2, 2021 Waldean A. Schulz BIO-Complexity

• Cilia ‘Magic Carpet’ Required for Life

  July 2, 2021 Jerry Bergman Creation-Evolution Headlines

  Small details can be critical for life: Another example of irreducible complexity is vital for fertilization

• Fish covered in tooth-like armour could help reveal how teeth evolved

  July 2, 2021 Claire Ainsworth New Scientist

• Recasting Darwin Stories into Engineering Models

  July 2, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today

• Well Some Life Forms, It Turns Out, Benefited from the COVID-19 Pandemic

  July 2, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• News Update/Commentary

  Same dance, different species: How natural selection drives common behavior of lizards

  July 2, 2021 University of New South Wales Science Daily

  A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards demonstrates how evolution can lead to different species learning the same skills

• Is Fear the Same Thing for a Human Being As for an Animal?

  July 2, 2021 Mind Matters

  Psychiatrist Joseph Ledoux has thought about that; it’s a complex problem

• ‘Time Cells' Identified in Our Brains Encode The Flow of Time, Scientists Say

  July 2, 2021 Peter Dockrill Science Alert

• An Engineering Perspective on the Bacterial Flagellum

  July 2, 2021 Uncommon Descent

• Egnor Debates Materialism with Philosopher of Science David Papineau

  July 2, 2021 David Klinghoffer Evolution News & Science Today

• An Unpeaceful Peace

  July, 2021 Terrell Clemmons and Casey Luskin Salvo, n.57

  Joshua Swamidass's methods and models for reconciling science and faith are problematic scientifically, theologically, and rhetorically

• ‘Dinosaur Age’ bacteria revived from deep sea bed

  July, 2021 David Catchpoole Creation Ministries International