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Horizontal genome transfer as an asexual path to the formation of new species
July 10, 2014 Nature, v.511, p.232-235
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'Long Tail' Is Tale of Extinction for Amazing Sea Creatures
July 9, 2014 Live Science
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News Update/Commentary
Ancient arachnid brought 'back to life'
July 9, 2014 Science Daily
video recreates 410-million-year-old animal walking
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Birdlike fossil challenges notion that birds evolved from ground-dwelling dinosaurs
July 9, 2014 Science Daily
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First life-friendly exoplanet may not exist after all
July 9, 2014 New Scientist, n.2977, p.11
touted since 2007 as a top contender for hosting life, the rocky world Gliese 581 d may be no more than sunspots, according to a re-analysis of its signal
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We must prepare for superintelligent computers
July 8, 2014 New Scientist, n.2976, p.26-27
One day we will create artificial intelligences far superior to us. Designing them wisely is the greatest challenge we face.
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Impact Craters May Have Cradled Life on Earth
July 8, 2014 Scientific American
asteroid and comet impacts could have destroyed some habitats for life while also creating new ones for bacteria
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Huge Trove of Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Alaska
July 8, 2014 Live Science
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In Early Reviews, Catching a Glimpse of "War on Humans" Theme in Upcoming Planet of the Apes Film
July 7, 2014 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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Neandertal trait in early human skull suggests that modern humans emerged from complex labyrinth of biology and peoples
July 7, 2014 Science Daily
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World's biggest-ever flying bird discovered
July 7, 2014 Science Daily
twice as big as the royal albatross
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For First Amendment Purposes, Is Atheism a Religion?
July 5, 2014 Evolution News & Science Today
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For First Amendment Purposes, Is Atheism a Religion?
July 5, 2014 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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The Science of Politics and Vice Versa
July 4, 2014 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Some scientists try to put conservatives and liberals in test tubes. This can cause fireworks.
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REVIEW: Evolution of early Homo: An integrated biological perspective
July 4, 2014 Science, v.345, n.6192
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Microbiology: The birth of cooperation
July 4, 2014 Science, v.345, n.6192, p.29-30
mutualistic symbiosis can arise without prior coevolution
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Niche engineering demonstrates a latent capacity for fungal-algal mutualism
July 4, 2014 Science, v.345, n.6192, p.94-98
mutualisms between algae and yeast can be created in restrictive environments
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The Turing Test Is Dead. Long Live the Lovelace Test.
July 3, 2014 Evolution News & Science Today
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Controversial clues of two 'Goldilocks planets' that might support life are proven false
July 3, 2014 Science Daily
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New Archaeopteryx Fossil Grounds Evolutionary Ideas About Flight
July 3, 2014 Creation-Evolution Headlines
the 11th fossil of Archaeopteryx, found in German limestone, has dished up some surprises that finish off the old evolutionary icon
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First show off, then take-off: New specimen of Archaeopteryx reveals previously unknown features of the plumage
July 3, 2014 Science Daily
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New specimen of Archaeopteryx provides insights into the evolution of pennaceous feathers
July 3, 2014 Nature, v.511, p.79-82
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Attenuated sensing of SHH by Ptch1 underlies evolution of bovine limbs
July 3, 2014 Nature, v.511, p.46-51
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Evolutionary developmental biology: Use it or lose it
July 3, 2014 Nature, v.511, p.34-35
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Patterning and post-patterning modes of evolutionary digit loss in mammals
July 3, 2014 Nature, v.511, p.41-45
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Old faeces reveal Neanderthal diet
July 3, 2014 Nature, v.511, p.8
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Timeline of human origins revised
July 3, 2014 Science Daily
new synthesis of research links changing environment with Homo's evolutionary adaptability
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Great Apes Cannot Be Slaves
July 3, 2014 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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First show off, then take-off
July 3, 2014 Science Daily
new specimen of Archaeopteryx reveals previously unknown features of the plumage
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Mystery fossil rock may be chip off life-inspiring block
July 2, 2014 New Scientist, n.2976, p.15
the strange space rock is unlike anything seen before and seems to be the first known piece of the "bullet" that sparked an explosion of life on early Earth
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Consciousness on-off switch discovered deep in brain
July 2, 2014 New Scientist, n.2976, p.10-11
zapping an area deep in our brains turns off consciousness -- suggesting this is where perceptions are bound together into a cohesive experience
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Ancient water cache may be pristine primordial soup
July 2, 2014 New Scientist, n.2976, p.8-9
deep rocks have been cracked open and water isolated for billions of years released -- the liquid may represent Darwin's "warm little pond" where life arose
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Secularists Adrift with Embryonic Ethics
July 2, 2014 Creation-Evolution Headlines
from stem cells to genetically-modified embryos, technology is outpacing ethical rules, and secular ethicists are at a loss what to endorse
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Tibetan altitude gene came from extinct human species
July 2, 2014 New Scientist, n.2976, p.12
the distant ancestors of modern Tibetans interbred with extinct hominins called Denisovans, and picked up a gene for living up where the air is thin
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Extinct human cousin gave Tibetans advantage at high elevation
July 2, 2014 Science Daily
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Acts & Facts, v.43, n.7 (pdf)
July 1, 2014 Institute for Creation Research
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Key to adaptation limits of ocean dwellers
July 1, 2014 Science Daily
simpler organisms better suited for climate change
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On Human Origins, a Cautionary Tale with "Surprising" Biological Results
July 1, 2014 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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Inflation Concocted to Avoid a Young, Perfect Universe
July 1, 2014 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Alan Guth concocted inflation theory in 1980 to avoid evidence for a 10,000-year-old universe. For his wild, evidence-free speculation, he may win a Nobel Prize.
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Book
Misbehaving Science: Controversy and the Development of Behavior Genetics
July 1, 2014 University of Chicago Press
see also Amazon
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Invisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen
July 1, 2014 Random House
see also Amazon
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The Hunt for Life Beyond Earth
July 1, 2014 National Geographic
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The Proactionary Imperative: A Foundation for Transhumanism
July 1, 2014 Palgrave Macmillan
see also Amazon
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Faithful to Science: The Role of Science in Religion
July 1, 2014 Oxford University Press
see also Amazon
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Existence of Universe Is Highly Improbable
June 30, 2014 Creation-Evolution Headlines
theologians might rightly celebrate a recognition by cosmologists that the universe is so finely-tuned, it shouldn’t exist
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Squeezing the Last Life Out of the Miller Experiment
June 30, 2014 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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A first: Scientists show bacteria can evolve biological timer to survive antibiotics
June 30, 2014 Science Daily
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Evolution of life's operating system revealed in detail
June 30, 2014 Science Daily
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Potentially habitable Earth-like planet discovered
June 30, 2014 Science Daily
may have similar temperatures to our planet
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In human evolution, changes in skin's barrier set northern Europeans apart
June 30, 2014 Science Daily