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Earth's 'mineral kingdom' evolved hand in hand with life
November 19, 2008 New Scientist, n.2683, p.14
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Monkey gossip hints at social origins of language
November 19, 2008 New Scientist, n.2683, p.11
the discovery that female macaques are far chattier than males helps bolster the theory that human language evolved to forge social bonds
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So this is what other planets look like
November 19, 2008 New Scientist, n.2683, p.10
images taken with the Keck and Gemini telescopes in Hawaii are the first direct photographic evidence of a multiple planet system
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Enzyme takes us a step closer to eternal youth
November 19, 2008 New Scientist, n.2683, p.8-9
at last there are signs that we may be able to keep our cells young without producing intolerable side effects
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Scientists find new penguin, extinct for 500 years
November 19, 2008 Yahoo! News (Associated Press)
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News Update/Commentary
Ancient turtle discovered on Skye
November 19, 2008 BBC News
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Why the universe may be teeming with aliens
November 19, 2008 New Scientist, n.2683, p.36-39
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Study explores evolution in public schools
November 19, 2008 Lariat Online (Baylor University)
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Texas State School Board Should Uphold Sound Science, Reject Creationism
November 19, 2008 Americans United for Separation of Church and State
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"Darwin 200: Beyond the origin"
November 19, 2008 Nature, v.456, p.295 celebrating the man and the book
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"Darwin 200: The needs of the many"
November 19, 2008 Nature, v.456, p.296-299 the idea that natural selection acts on groups, as well as individuals, is a source of unending debate
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"Darwin 200: Beneath the surface"
November 19, 2008 Nature, v.456, p.300-303 you might think that once evolution has found one way to get something done, it will stick with it, but similar physical forms can hide radically different wiring
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"Darwin 200: An eye for the eye"
November 19, 2008 Nature, v.456, p.304-309 a celebration of one of evolution's crowning glories
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SPECIALS: Darwin 200
November 19, 2008
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"Darwin 200: Let's make a mammoth"
November 19, 2008 Nature, v.456, p.310-314 evolution assumes that extinction is forever ... what it would take to bring the woolly mammoth back from the dead
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Woolly mammoth genome back from the dead
November 19, 2008 New Scientist, n.2683, p.11 DNA from frozen mammoths that died up to 60,000 years ago could offer insights into why they became extinct
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Newspaper Article
Regenerating a Mammoth for $10 Million
November 19, 2008 New York Times
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Mammoth genome sequence may explain extinction
November 19, 2008 Yahoo! News
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Scientists map DNA of prehistoric animal
November 19, 2008 CNN project relied on hairs from frozen mammoths buried in Siberian permafrost ... it may mean scientists could someday re-create an extinct creature
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Recipes for life: How genes evolve
November 19, 2008 New Scientist
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God enough
November 19, 2008 Salon
we should see the ceaseless creativity of nature as sacred, argues biologist Stuart Kauffman, despite what Richard Dawkins might say
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News Update/Commentary
How Cells Take Out the Trash to Prevent Disease
November 18, 2008 Science Daily
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News Update/Commentary
'Orphan' Genes Play an Important Role in Evolution
November 18, 2008 Science Daily
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Atheism, a positive pillar
November 17, 2008 USA Today
Its not easy not believing in God in the USA. Thats why a group of non-believers is trying to shed the strident image of past atheists by promoting a better side of those sitting on religions sidelines.
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The search for genome 'dark matter' moves closer
November 17, 2008 Nature News
the multi-million dollar 1000 Genomes project is set to be finished in a year
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It's Science: Ninety-Nine Percent of Texas Science Professors Surveyed Don't Believe in Intelligent Design
November 17, 2008 Dallas Observer (blog)
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Templeton Book Forum Presents: A Conversation
November 17, 2008 New York Academy of Sciences
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Resurrecting the Coelacanth As an Icon of Faith
November 17, 2008 Access Research Network (blog)
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Found: An Ancient Monument to the Soul
November 17, 2008 New York Times
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Creation or evolution
November 15, 2008 Sydney Morning Herald
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"Oldest human footprints dated by Ar/Ar"
November 15, 2008 Earth and Planetary Science Letters, v.275, n.3-4, p.320-325
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In the Beginning (DVD, 13 episodes)
November 15, 2008
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Astronomers claim first snaps of planets beyond the Solar System
November 15, 2008 Nature News
images of potential planets orbiting distant stars after decade-long search
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EVOLUTION: "Vatican Science Conference Offers an Ambiguous Message"
November 14, 2008 Science, v.322, n.5904, p.1038
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Scientific Insights into the Evolution of the Universe and of Life
November 14, 2008 Pontifical Academy of Sciences
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Religion alters visual perception
November 14, 2008 New Scientist
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A Female Homo erectus Pelvis from Gona, Ethiopia
November 14, 2008 Science, v.322, n.5904, p.1089-1092
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News Update/Commentary
Pelvis Dated to 1.2 Million Years Ago Shows Ancestors May Have Been Born with Big Heads
November 14, 2008 Science Daily
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Now in Sight: Far-Off Planets
November 13, 2008 New York Times
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News Update/Commentary
First-ever images taken of extrasolar planets
November 13, 2008 MSNBC
includes pictures of a multiple-planet system and single-planet system
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Meditating on consciousness
November 13, 2008 Nature, v.456, p.170-171
two books exploring the relationship between Buddhism and science reveal surprising synergies and hint that insights into the brain may come from studying the religion's practices
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Alberta researchers reveal details of 'one of a kind' dinosaur nest
November 13, 2008 CBC News (Canada)
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Blog Post
Frank Beckwith finally disowns ID
November 13, 2008 Uncommon Descent
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News Update/Commentary
Evolution's New Wrinkle: Proteins with 'Cruise Control' Act Like Adaptive Machines
November 12, 2008 Science Daily
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Is Earth at the heart of a giant cosmic void?
November 12, 2008 New Scientist, n.2682, p.32-35
is the cherished notion that we humans are somehow special still valid
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Quantum effects bring no solace for physicists
November 12, 2008 New Scientist, n.2682, p.14
quantum uncertainties in space-time will make it impossible to ever know for sure that all of nature's forces were once unified
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How warfare shaped human evolution
November 12, 2008 New Scientist, n.2682, p.8-9
not only is war as old as humanity itself, it may even be the driver behind cooperative behaviour
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Mysterious glowing aurora over Saturn confounds scientists
November 12, 2008 Daily Mail (UK)
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Intelligent design has no place in science, biologist Ayala says
November 11, 2008 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin)
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News Update/Commentary
Without Enzyme, Biological Reaction Essential to Life Takes 2.3 Billion Years
November 11, 2008 Science Daily