Human Digits Evolved from Fish Fins

A new study which examined existing fossil records has found that human fingers and toes did not develop in tetrapods 365 million years ago as they crawled from the sea onto land, but 380 million years ago within...

CNNMoney.com reports on Disaboom. Opening new worlds: The disability boom

(From a CNNMoney.com article published 9/15/2008)(Fortune Small Business) -- Despite his wheelchair, and often because of it, Dr. Glen House has always enjoyed doing what he isn't supposed to. Take the time he persuaded his neighbor in Colorado Springs, J.W. Roth, to join him...

Mayor Boris Johnson's global warming plan aims to cool London

New London mayor Boris Johnson has unveiled his environmental plan for the city, focusing on flood risk management, cooler buildings and urban greening. Bracing the city for climate change is a legal requirement under a Greater London Authority Act passed under previous mayor...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

Non-native species affecting U.S. coasts, rivers, and streams.

From my personal blog:"Native fish species have evolved over time to counter threats of bacteria, fungus, disease, and other native predatory species.  By adapting to the gradually changing environment, many...

Sir Alan Sugar Tells Miliband: "YOU'RE FIRED!" in Newspaper Rant

Sir Alan Sugar in an astonishing rant in the SUN newspaper declares that Prime Minister Gordon Brown should "kick out" his silent enemies, a clear reference to pretender to the PM title, David Miliband.   "...

Air Canada chops 2,000 jobs

Good luck finding cheap air fares with Air Canada this summer, laying off 2,000 staff cannot be good for this ailing airline with skyrocketing fuel costs hitting their bottom line.  First after 9-11 it was a...

Computer without keyboard or mouse with pics

"Meet Wizkid: part computer, part robot, a Swiss kid who's changing our concept of how people interact with machines.Wizkid, on display at Museum of Modern Art in New York, looks like a computer with a neck. But...

EU Official Retreats From French Plan To Tax Net

"The European Union telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding, distanced herself Monday from a proposal by President Nicolas Sarkozy of France to impose a tax on Internet and mobile phone access, saying it might not be the best way to expand access to new media. At a...

Finding the positive side of global warming

Could this mean a global warming El Dorado? Or perhaps a means for humans to show their ability to adapt...."Global warming will present rewards for businesses who are quick to adapt to the new opportunities from...

News agencies urged to adapt to media convergence era

"ANTARA President Director Ahmad Muchlis Yusuf said the news agency had no other choice but to look at the market potentials and demand for its products to withstand competition in the era of media convergence. So far, there has been tendency to develop a combination of...

Poor countries appeal for help in fighting climate change

"As nearly 190 countries gathered on Indonesia's resort island of Bali to try and hammer out a roadmap for creating a fresh pact to combat global warming, poor countries said any new deal must give them more money. "Financially we do not have enough to adapt to the impact,"...

The End of Findory

One of the most interesting blog / news sites has sadly shut its doors.  I will miss your randomly personalized goodness findory.   Good luck to Greg and his team in whatever they do next."Thank you, Findory readers, for the last four years. I hope you not only...

The Big Questions: What is consciousness?

"The philosopher Derek Parfit put it starkly: we are not what we believe ourselves to be. Actions and experiences are interconnected but ownerless. A human life consists of a long series - or bundle - of enmeshed mental states rolling like tumbleweed down the days and years,...

PQ wants full immigration control for Quebec

I guess the adage when in Rome...................... holds true for Quebec in saving their culture, and protecting the French language, though assimilation  into French society certainly seems to be their...

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