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Big brains, no fur, sinuses – are these clues to our ancestors’ lives as ‘aquatic apes’? – Science – The Observer
Controversial theory that seeks to explain one of the great leaps of human evolution finds new support but still divides scientists Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Rare galaxy found furiously burning fuel for stars
Astronomers have found a galaxy turning gas into stars with almost 100 percent efficiency, a rare phase of galaxy evolution that is the most extreme yet observed. The findings come from the IRAM Plateau de Bure interferometer in the French Alps, NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer and NASA’s… Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
“Paleofantasy”: Stone Age delusions
An evolutionary biologist explains why everything you think you know about cavemen (and their diet) is wrong Original post on salon.com Comments on reddit.com
“Evolution of Oxygen” -New Theories of Key Event 2.3 Billion Years Ago
The Great Oxidation Event occured around 2.3 billion years ago, when it was no longer possible for newly created oxygen to be captured in chemical compounds. Instead, it started to accumulate as oxygen in the oceans and in the atmosphere…. Original post on dailygalaxy.com Comments on reddit.com
Predictable Evolution? -Identical Mutations in Seperate Populations Over 1,000 Generations
Understanding how and why diversification occurs is important for understanding why there are so many species on Earth. In a new study published on 19 February in the open access journal PLOS Biology, researchers show that similar—or even identical—mutations can… Original post on dailygalaxy.com Comments on reddit.com
U. of Minn. researchers unveil first artificial enzyme created by evolution in a test tube
There’s a wobbly new biochemical structure in Burckhard Seelig’s lab at the University of Minnesota that may resemble what enzymes looked like billions of years ago, when life on earth began to evolve – long before they became ingredients for new and Original post on sciencecodex.com Comments on reddit.com
Discovery of ‘Bird-Dinosaur’ Eosinopteryx Challenges Bird Evolution Theory
Findings related to the newly discovered ‘bird-dinosaur’ Eosinopteryx suggest that the origin of flight was much more complex than previously thought. The discovery of a new bird-like dinosaur from the Jurassic period challenges widely accepted theories on the origin of flight. Co-auth Original post on scitechdaily.com Comments on reddit.com
Evolution inspires more efficient solar cell design: Geometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped in solar cell
(Phys.org)—The sun’s energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today’s single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely expensive—10 times pricier than coal, according to some estimates. Organic solar cells—polymer solar cells that use organic materials to absorb light… Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
George Church Explains How DNA Will Be Construction Material of the Future
In a SPIEGEL interview, synthetic biology expert George Church of Harvard University explains how DNA will become the building material of the future — one that can help create virus-resistant human beings and possibly bring back lost species like the Neanderthal. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
Origin of intelligence and mental illness linked to ancient genetic accident
Scientists have discovered for the first time how humans — and other mammals — have evolved to have intelligence. Researchers have identified the moment in history when the genes that enabled us to think and reason evolved. Original post on eurekalert.org Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Teaching evolution key to free school funding deal
Any attempt to present as fact the view that God made the world could lead to new free schools losing their funding under government changes. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Charles Darwin, Georgia Write-In Candidate, Cast Into ‘Pit Of Hell’ By Paul Broun
On an Election Day filled with upsets, the father of evolutionary theory proved incapable of riding the wave down in Georgia. Fictional write-in candidate Charles Darwin was promoted around Georgia’s 10th congressional district to provide a symbolic challenge to Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.), the outspoken congressman who created a stir earlier this year when video emerged of him calling evolution and the big bang theory Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Groups urge Ohio Supreme Court to uphold firing of Creationist science teacher
House Science Committtee Rep Paul Broun: Evolution Work Of the Devil
Bill Nye: Creationism Threatens U.S. Science
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The man known to a generation of Americans as Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
‘Science Guy’ Bill Nye condemns religion-based evolution doubters
The man known to a generation of Americans as ‘The Science Guy’ is condemning efforts by some Christian groups to cast doubts on evolution and lawmakers who want to bring the Bible into science classrooms. Original post on ctvnews.ca Comments on reddit.com
Evolution is as complicated as 1-2-3
A team of researchers at MSU has documented the step-by-step process in which organisms evolve new functions. The results, published in the current issue of Nature, are revealed through an in-depth, genomics-based analysis that decodes how E. coli bacteri Original post on msu.edu Comments on reddit.com
“Human Change We Can Believe In” by Denis Réale
Most people believe that, with multifaceted cultures and intricate technology, humans have freed themselves from the pressures of natural selection. Recent findings, however, suggest that, far from insulating humans from evolutionary pressures, culture can create new ones. Original post on project-syndicate.org Comments on reddit.com
Bill Nye `The Science Guy’ Hits Evolution Deniers
Araya Diaz/WireImage In a clip posted to online knowledge forum Big Think via YouTube, former children’s show host Bill Nye spoke out against the denial of evolution, saying such views harm young people especially and hamper scientific progress. Nye, who hosted the educational show Original post on abcnews.go.com Comments on reddit.com
The Black Death is dead (thanks to evolution) – Forbes
Centuries-old DNA reveals the source of the Black Death: a bacterial strain that is now apparently extinct. Evolution explains why. Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
The beginnings of life: Chemistry’s grand question – The Curious Wavefunction, Scientific American Blog Network
Thursday 26th July saw the launch of SciLogs.com, a new English language science blog network. SciLogs.com, the brand-new home for Nature Network bloggers, forms part of the SciLogs… Original post on scientificamerican.com Comments on reddit.com
Blame Evolution for Disease – WSJ.com
Most scientists say humans are still evolving. But some evolutionary benefits have left us vulnerable to contemporary health problems like obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
NASA Scientists Insert a 500-million-year-old Gene in Modern Bacteria
It’s a project 500 million years in the making: Using a process called paleo-experimental evolution, Georgia Tech researchers have resurrected a 500-million-year-old gene from bacteria and inserted it into modern-day Escherichia coli(E. coli) bacteria. This bacterium has now been growing… Original post on dailygalaxy.com Comments on digg.com
Climate change drives salmon evolution – life – 11 July 2012 – New Scientist
As river temperatures have risen, salmon that migrate upriver earlier have been more successful at reproducing Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
10 of the Weirdest Futurist Scenarios for the Evolution of Humanity
When science fiction writers and futurists imagine humans of the far future, they never think our descendants are going to look exactly the same as we do now. After all, we’ll have access to powerful tools to turn us into cyborgs and hack our DNA, so there’s no limit to how we could reinvent ourselves. Original post on io9.com Comments on digg.com
5 Ways Evolution Has Screwed Us Over – Cracked.com
Evolution is a fickle mistress. We have opposable thumbs, but also get headaches if we eat ice cream too fast. But some of the everyday annoyances that drive us crazy are exactly what made modern humanity possible. Original post on cracked.com Comments on digg.com
Evolution could generate new semiconducting structures – physics-math – 26 June 2012 – New Scientist
The proteins that help sponges generate their silica skeletons have been harnessed to form new semiconducting structures Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
Nature News Blog: Korean scientists hit back at creationist textbook campaign: Nature News Blog
A group of 30 South Korean evolutionary scientists and paleontologists have released a statement condemning a successful campaign by the creationist group Society for Textbook Revise (STR)to remove some examples of evolution from high-school biology textbooks (see South Korea surrenders to creationist demands). Read more Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
Planet’s Metals “Trigger Creation and Evolution of Primitive Cells”
A little less than 2 billion years ago, metals including copper, molybdenum and zinc became available to primitive cells, at the same time that the cells began to become much more complex. Scientists indicate that they have identified the event… Original post on dailygalaxy.com Comments on digg.com