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News Update/Commentary
Animal evolution: glimpses of ancient environments
February 19, 2021 Science Daily
Zoologists report the discovery of a trove of fossil fly larvae, and an intriguing caterpillar, encapsulated in samples of amber that are tens of millions of years old.
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Researcher: It’s Not Clear Whether Dingos Are Really Dogs
February 19, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Researchers: Neanderthals Used Same Tech as Modern Humans, Contrary to Theory
February 19, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Sequencing Oldest DNA Ever from Mammoths Provides a Window into Limits on Recovering DNA
February 19, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Life and Limbaugh: The Design Perspective
February 18, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today
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Europe's largest meteorite crater is home to deep ancient fungi
February 18, 2021 phys.org
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World’s oldest DNA reveals how mammoths evolved
February 18, 2021
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Do You Believe Science?
February 18, 2021 Areo magazine
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars to Renew Search for Extinct Life
February 18, 2021 New York Times
Perseverance’s arrival extends the successful U.S. landing record on the planet, and brings sophisticated tools to the hunt for alien life.
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Success! NASA’s Perseverance rover has just landed on Mars
February 18, 2021 National Geographic
After a harrowing plunge through the thin Martian atmosphere, the robotic explorer ‘Percy’ can begin its landmark hunt for signs of ancient life
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Dogs prove they are aware of their own bodies when playing fetch
February 18, 2021 New Scientist
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What does it mean to be a “living creature”?
February 18, 2021 Creation Ministries International
Organic ‘robots’ and a definition of life
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Butterfly Wing Design Repudiates Evolution
February 18, 2021 Institute for Creation Research
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News Update/Commentary
Pore-like proteins designed from scratch
February 18, 2021 Science Daily
Scientists have created new proteins that adopt one of the most complex folds known to molecular biology. These pore-like barrel-shaped proteins spontaneously fold into their intended structures and embed into lipid membranes.
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News Update/Commentary
New data sheds light on genesis of our body's powerhouses
February 18, 2021 Science Daily
The mitochondria and its protein making plants -- mitoribosomes
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News Update/Commentary
Fuel for earliest life forms: Organic molecules found in 3.5 billion-year-old rocks
February 18, 2021 Science Daily
For the first time, biologically-relevant organic molecules have been detected in Archaean fluid inclusions, which most likely served as nutrients for early life on Earth.
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Researchers Claim To Have Found a Math Basis for Predicting Evolution
February 18, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Behe Vindicated (Still Not Cited) at His Own LeHigh University
February 18, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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Some Thoughts from a Reader on Behe’s Vindication at Lehigh
February 18, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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At The Guardian: What To Do About the Political Incorrectness of Darwin’s Descent of Man
February 18, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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A new, clearer insight into Earth's hidden crystals
February 17, 2021 Science Daily
Geologists have developed a new theory about the state of Earth billions of years ago after examining the very old rocks formed in the Earth's mantle below the continents.
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Million-year-old mammoth teeth yield world's oldest DNA
February 17, 2021 National Geographic
The record-breaking genetic material is offering fresh insights into how North America’s mammoths lived and evolved.
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We Knew Crows Were Smart But They Turn Out To Be Even Smarter
February 17, 2021 Mind Matters
We are only beginning to scratch the surface of the mysteries of animal intelligence
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Why Frigid Mars Is the Perfect Place to Look for Ancient Life
February 17, 2021 New York Times
Our early days on Earth have almost entirely disappeared, but on Mars, the past is entombed.
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The “No” Theorems: Physics’ Unbreakable Rules
February 17, 2021 American Physical Society (physics central)
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Growing Inventory of Black Holes Offers a Radical Probe of the Cosmos
February 17, 2021 Quanta Magazine
One black hole is nice, but astrophysicists can do a lot more science with 50 of them.
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Million-Year-Old Mammoth Teeth Contain Oldest DNA Ever Found
February 17, 2021 Gizmodo
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Million-year-old mammoth genomes shatter record for oldest ancient DNA
February 17, 2021 Nature
Permafrost-preserved teeth, up to 1.6 million years old, identify a new kind of mammoth in Siberia.
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Peer-reviewed Paper
Million-year-old DNA sheds light on the genomic history of mammoths
February 17, 2021 Nature
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A mammoth discovery: oldest DNA on record from million-year-old teeth
February 17, 2021 Nature
Researchers sequence the oldest DNA ever recovered, and the people bringing art and science together.
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A tiny spider can spin different types of web for land, air and water
February 17, 2021 New Scientist
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Million-year-old DNA provides a glimpse of mammoth evolution
February 17, 2021 Nature
DNA has been retrieved from mammoth specimens that are more than one million years old. Comparing the genomes of these animals and their descendants provides insights into the changes that occurred as one species evolved into another.
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First million-year-old DNA extracted from Siberian mammoth teeth
February 17, 2021 New Scientist
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Name-Calling Anti-Creationist Fails on Facts
February 17, 2021 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Responding by name-calling to those challenging Darwinism: Lesson: Before putting pen to paper, do your research!
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News Update/Commentary
Wolves, dogs and dingoes, oh my
February 17, 2021 Science Daily
Dogs are generally considered the first domesticated animal, while its ancestor is generally considered to be the wolf, but where the Australian dingo fits into this framework is still debated, according to a retired anthropologist.
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News Update/Commentary
Insects silencing the alarm
February 17, 2021 Science Daily
An enzyme in the saliva of certain insects prevents their food plants from warning neighboring plants of an attack
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Texas Weather Postpones Dallas Science and Faith Conference
February 17, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today
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“Simulation Hypothesis” and Star Trek -- Intelligent Design by Another Name
February 17, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today
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Farewell to Tom Bethell (1936–2021)
February 17, 2021 Uncommon Descent
One of the Earliest Modern Darwin Skeptics
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The rise of God-like beings
February 17, 2021 iai News
Overcoming the limits of being human
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Theistic Evolution: A Response to Wayne Grudem, Making the Same Errors He Opposes in Others
February 17, 2021 Answers in Genesis
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News Update/Commentary
Researchers solve riddle of plant immune system
February 17, 2021 Science Daily
Team led by the University of Göttingen describes influence of molecular mechanisms
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News Update/Commentary
How sessile seahorses managed to speciate and disperse across the world's oceans
February 17, 2021 Science Daily
Based on an evolutionary tree of 21 species it was possible to reconstruct the dispersal routes of seahorses worldwide and to explain where and when new species emerged.
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Yes, There Really Is a War on Math in Our Schools
February 16, 2021 Mind Matters
Pundits differ as to the causes but here are some facts parents should know
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Darwin Imagineers Stuff Fantasy Narratives with Irrelevant Details
February 16, 2021 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Brains are like trees, only ours are upside down because plant brains are in the roots. Both came from chemicals.
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Another Attack on Karl Popper’s Falsification Concept
February 16, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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The Origin of Life Problem Is Forever on the Verge of Being Solved
February 16, 2021 Uncommon Descent
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New Book by Physicist Eric Hedin Challenges Atheist Cancel Culture
February 16, 2021 Evolution News & Science Today
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How to prevent AI from taking over the world
February 16, 2021 New Statesman
If we can’t teach machines to internalise human values and make decisions based on them, we must accept -- and ensure -- that AI is of limited use to us.
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Did We Find Life on Mars in 1976?
February 16, 2021 The Debrief
NASA wasn't convinced back then, but all subsequent missions prove Mars was habitable once