PhysOrg calls it “man’s remotest relative,” a living thing that has no branch on the tree of life. Why can’t they just call a shoggoth a shoggoth, man?:
… Read the rest “Lovecraft report: Proto-organism found in remote lake sludge.”The elusive,
Science Mag produces proof – actual, empirical proof – that nice guys really can finish first and that even killer robots can learn to care for each other:
… Read the rest “Robot buddies.”Laurent Keller of
Scientific American notices that the mosquitoes that carry malaria seem to be splitting off into their own species:
… Read the rest “Malarial evolution.”“We can see that mosquitoes are evolving more quickly than we
LabSpaces shares some interesting research on the role of novelty in human development:
… Read the rest “Evolution made us conservative, not smart.”An earlier study by Kanazawa found that more intelligent individuals were more nocturnal, waking
Yeah, so I kind of really want this poster now.
ScienceDaily keeps up with the latest research into the health benefits of running without shoes:
… Read the rest “Running barefoot.”[S]ays Daniel E. Lieberman, professor of human evolutionary biology at Harvard University
I found this poem among three books of scientific poetry reviewed in Science Magazine, 2 October 2009. It’s from Darwin: A Life in Poems
Wired reveals one strange way humans are changing the natural world – by accidentally creating new species:
… Read the rest “Birdfeeder evolution.”“This is reproductive isolation, the first step of speciation,” said
Discovery tells the strange story of the island-dwelling goat that was more like a reptile than a mammal:
… Read the rest “The Crocodile Goat of Majorca”The tiny goat, which stood about 19 inches tall at the shoulder, took on characteristics
New Scientist goes out on a limb with a new study that hints that humans may have learned to walk up in the branches before marching on the ground:
… Read the rest “Walking in the trees.”Kivell thinks the wrist bones of chimpanzees
SONG: “Iguana Rosada” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
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SOURCE: “Rare, Storied Pink Iguana Discovered”, Popular… Read the rest “SONG: Iguana Rosada”
Chumbawumba are, of course, best known for that inexplicable “I Get Knocked Down” song. They’re actually a keenly politically aware group of protest poets, about … Read the rest ““Charlie” by Chumbawumba. A Darwinian folk song.”
I suppose this has been all over the British press by now, but the Church of England recently apologized to Charles Darwin:
… Read the rest “Sorry, Charlie.”Scientific American:
“The Church of England owes you an
Because, New Scientist reports, it may have given us ours:
… Read the rest “Give junk DNA a hand.”When genetically engineered into mice, the human DNA seems to activate genes in the budding wrist and thumb. Chimp and monkey versions,
SONG: “We Climb.” (To download: double right-click & “Save As”)
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SOURCE: “Fossil fills out water-land leap”, BBC News, 25… Read the rest “SONG: We Climb.”
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