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The Appendix Is Useful After All
The appendix has long been considered a vestigial and useless organ, which only reminds us of its presence when it flares up and creates a life-threatning appendicitis. Darwin speculated that it was left behind by evolution when we evolved from plant-eaters into omnivores.... The Evolution of Plant Minds
I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ... Darwin’s Birthday Celebration on Facebook; he has 210,000 fans
A group on Facebook was started to celebrate Darwin's 200th anniversary, and they are well over the 200,000 fans they wanted to acquire before February 12th. They have also organized a free phone seminar with 10 of what they consider to be the world's leading biologists and... The Case for an Advisory Board
Pakistan is in the doghouse---a place it is familiar with but not because it likes being there. For the sixty one years of its existence Pakistan has been trying to be a democratic, moderate and tolerant Muslim state ---a model for the Islamic world and a bridge between Islam... How did turtles get their shells?
"Ever wonder how a turtle got its shell? You're not the only one. Evolutionary biologists and paleontologists have long been stumped by the question. But a recently unearthed turtle fossil, the oldest on record,... Symmetrical bodies wow the opposite sex
Well perfect symemetry seems to be the key to attraction according to scientists but perfection in symmetrical terms might for some feel too near to perfect which is why perhaps many of our most iconic actors,... Sex, Men and Video Tape of Women...
"Sex, Men and Video Tape of Women... Have you ever wondered was going through the minds of financial titans when they make they take huge monetary decisions or risk? Well... The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn
Popular tales do far more than entertain, however. Psychologists and neuroscientists have recently become fascinated by the human predilection for storytelling. Why does our brain seem to be wired to enjoy stories? And how do the emotional and cognitive effects of a narrative...Macaques Can Count
Well, if monkeys can fish and pick coffee, then it makes sense that they can count, too. Indeed, if they start demanding payment for their work, they can bust us if we short-change them. It's an interesting...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Bacteria make major evolutionary shift in the lab
This brings to mind lectures my mother gave me about not leavingdirty plates or pizza crusts laying about in my room lest they growsomething. We'll it's a fortuitous thing that at least one persondidn't do what they were told."Amajor evolutionary innovation has unfurled right...Makeup for the birds: jiffy marker turns winged duds into studs
A little makeup on male birds can have a drastic effect on their sex lives, according to a new study. Paint some black on the chests of male barn swallows and suddenly they're losing weight, having sex, and living the high life.Hmmm...there are number of corollaries to be...Platypus is found to have a cocktail of genomes
The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus,...Chickens and T. rex are Relatives?
Which came first – the chicken or the egg? How about T.rex! Scientists are now saying chickens have descended from the colossal meat-eating dinosaur."Scientists are fleshing out the proof that...Areva's order book reaches record level in 2007
France's Areva group reported that at the end of 2007, it had orders worth some €39.834 billion ($58.9 billion), up 55% from the level of orders at the end of 2006. For 2007, the Areva group reported total sales revenue of €11.923 billion ($17.7 billion), an increase of... From Deer to Whale?
"The gigantic ocean-dwelling whale may have evolved from a land animal the size of a small raccoon, new research suggests. What might be the missing evolutionary link between whales and land animals is an odd...
created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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