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Revisiting the Role of the Science Journalist
July 15, 2019 undark.org
In today’s ecosystem of online science publications, it can be hard to tell what qualifies as journalism and what doesn’t. Does it matter?
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News Update/Commentary
Paleontology: New light on cichlid evolution in Africa
July 15, 2019 Science Daily
A collaborative research project has developed an integrative approach to the classification of fossil cichlids, and identified the oldest known member of the Tribe Oreochromini.
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Environment, not evolution, might underlie some human-ape differences
July 15, 2019 Science Daily
Apes' abilities have been unfairly measured, throwing into doubt the assumed belief that human infants are superior to adult chimpanzees, according to a new study by leaders in the field of ape cognition.
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The Crisis in Theoretical Particle Physics Is Not a Moral Imperative
July 15, 2019 Forbes
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DNA replication machinery captured at atom-level detail
July 15, 2019 Science Daily
Scientists reveal a crystal structure that illustrates a mechanism that powers and possibly starts DNA replication
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Maternal secrets of our earliest ancestors unlocked
July 15, 2019 Science Daily
Australopithecus africanus mothers breastfed their infants for the first 12 months after birth, and continued to supplement their diets with breastmilk during periods of food shortage.
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Should There Be a Time Limit for Cambrian Explosion Excuses?
July 15, 2019 Evolution News & Science Today
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Epigenetics Silences Cancer-Linked Genes from 400 Million Years Ago
July 15, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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What Elements of Fine-Tuning of Our Universe (Vs. the Multiverse) Would Pass This Test of Science Truth?
July 15, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Study: Psychiatric Diagnoses Are “Scientifically Meaningless”
July 15, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Behe Vindicated by Goldfish? But of Course!
July 15, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Study gives insight into sun-induced DNA damage and cell repair
July 14, 2019 Science Daily
Breakthrough study fills a ‘missing gap'
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Philosopher: Morality Is Merely Community Norms
July 14, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Tom Gilson: Psychology Almost Never Gets Religion Right
July 14, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Claim: ET, If Discovered, Would Change Our Morality
July 14, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Religious Nones Drawn to the Occult (What Did You Expect?)
July 14, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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First They Came for Climate Skeptics
July 13, 2019 The Global Warming Policy Forum
Dr. Allan Josephson discusses academic freedom, child welfare, gender ideology, and the price he has paid for his principles. | See Also Gender dissenter gets fired for his academic views
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Ask Ethan: What Does ‘Truth' Mean to a Scientist?
July 13, 2019 Forbes
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A Black Hole That Just Shouldn’t Exist
July 13, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Is Human Cloning Possible? Neurosurgeon and Philosopher Spar
July 13, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Research into Neanderthal Toolmaking Suggests That Most Were Right-Handed
July 13, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Guardian Axed Science Blog, Spreads Sciencey Rumors Instead
July 13, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Carnivorous Plants: Darwinian Evolution Would Have to Be a Miracle Worker to Explain Them
July 13, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Blog Post
Things Keep Getting Worse for the Fake “Science" of Human-Caused Global Warming
July 12, 2019 Manhattan Contrarian
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Sahara was home to some of largest sea creatures, study finds
July 12, 2019 The Guardian
Scientists reconstruct extinct species using fossils found in northern Mali from ancient seaway
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The Search for the Impact That Cratered Ancient Scotland
July 12, 2019 Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union
Great Britain’s largest impact crater likely lies in the Scottish Highlands. Scientists dispute whether it’s to the west or the east.
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Darwin Devolves -- Science Uprising Expert Interview
July 12, 2019 Discovery Science
views on the limits of Darwinian explanations and the evidence for intelligent design in biolog
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Cosm: George Gilder Hosts Top Tech Guys, to Ask, Where Is All This Going?
July 12, 2019 Mind Matters
Are machines replacing or helping us and how will we know the difference?
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If the Mind Is Immaterial, Is Human Cloning Impossible?
July 12, 2019 Mind Matters
I agree with Mike Egnor that the mind is immaterial, but I don’t think human cloning is impossible
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The Lovable Venus Flytrap: A Design Analysis
July 12, 2019 Evolution News & Science Today
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Behe Vindicated Again: Goldfish Are Broken Carp
July 12, 2019 Evolution News & Science Today
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Could “Quasiparticles” Reveal Dark Matter?
July 12, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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New Scientist: Our Understanding of the Cosmos Is “Seriously Wrong”
July 12, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Researchers: Humans Are Much More Sensitive to Pitch Than Monkeys Are
July 12, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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News Update/Commentary
Oldest completely preserved lily discovered
July 11, 2019 Science Daily
115 million years ago, tropical flowering plants were apparently very diverse and showed all typical characteristics
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Potential Causes of Irreproducibility Revealed
July 11, 2019 The Scientist
Five independent groups got different results in a drug-response experiment, despite sharing protocols, reagents, and cell lines. The researchers identify technical variables that could be to blame.
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Is God the Answer to the Suicide Epidemic?
July 11, 2019 Wall Street Journal
Someone who attends religious services is significantly less likely to kill himself.
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Something is seriously wrong with our understanding of the cosmos
July 11, 2019 New Scientist
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Time Out
July 11, 2019 Inference, v.4, n.4
an appeal to the OOL (origin of life) community
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News Update/Commentary
New virus found in one-third of all countries may have coevolved with human lineage
July 11, 2019 Science Daily
A new study has investigated the origin and evolution of a virus called crAssphage, which may have coevolved with human lineage.
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Are the ‘viral' agents of MS, ALS and schizophrenia buried in our genome?
July 11, 2019 Science Daily
Viruses hid themselves in your ancestors' DNA; now they're waking up
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Bird with unusually long toes found fossilized in amber
July 11, 2019 Science Daily
Researchers have discovered a bird foot from 99 million years ago preserved in amber that had a hyper-elongated third toe. The study suggests that this bird might have used its toes to hook food out of tree trucks.
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Our brains appear uniquely tuned for musical pitch
July 11, 2019 Science Daily
Results of a study involving primates suggest that speech and music may have shaped the human brain's hearing circuits.
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From Chernobyl Disaster Site, a Boost for Intelligent Design
July 11, 2019 Evolution News & Science Today
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Ancient epigenetic changes silence cancer-linked genes
July 11, 2019 Science Daily
A study in zebrafish indicates that some genes linked to cancers in humans have been strictly regulated throughout evolution.
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Three Reasons Why Humans Won't Be Cloned
July 11, 2019 Mind Matters
I am prepared to subject my belief that humans cannot be cloned like Dolly the sheep to the test
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Hubble uncovers black hole that shouldn't exist
July 11, 2019 Science Daily
As if black holes weren't mysterious enough, astronomers have found an unexpected thin disk of material furiously whirling around a supermassive black hole at the heart of the magnificent spiral galaxy NGC 3147, located 130 million light-years away.
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Yet Another New Type of Intercellular Communication Discovered
July 11, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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Jeff Epstein’s Cultural Dumpster Fire Spreads to ID vs. Evo Controversies
July 11, 2019 Uncommon Descent
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How Do We Know Our Universe Is Not a Sim World?
July 10, 2019 Mind Matters
It’s an interesting idea, say Bradley fellows, but for a number of reasons, it is not credible