Evolution

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Biological Species
A mating war in diving beetles has stopped the evolution of species
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This unconventional, yet potentially impactful alternative outcome of sexual conflict was described by scientists from Arizona State University (US), …
Science
Nature hits rewind: Research predicts what makes evolution go backwards
phys.org - McMaster University
The study of evolution is revealing new complexities, showing how the traits most beneficial to the fitness of individual plants and animals are not …
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Science
Energy loss gives unexpected insights in evolution of quasar
phys.org - ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy
An international team of astrophysicists observed for the first time that the jet of a quasar is less powerful on long radio wavelengths than earlier …
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Charles Darwin
What is natural selection?
nhm.ac.uk - Emily Osterloff
Natural selection is one of the core processes of evolution - but how does it work and will it ever end?
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Charles Darwin
Five Best: Andrew Curran on Intellectual Freedom
The Wall Street Journal. - Andrew Curran
The author, most recently, of ‘Diderot and the Art of Thinking Freely’ picks works about authors who challenged their age. Darwin By Adrian Desmond and James Moore (1991) 1. Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin
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Plants
CBSE Class 12th Biology: Attempt 5- marks question first, expert tips to solve paper better and faster
hindustantimes.com - Srishti Jaswal
SCORE BIG WITH BIOLOGY: Starting the Class 12 biology paper by tackling questions with the highest score and neatly labelling diagrams are a few …
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Fossils
Fossils rewrite the history of how animal life evolved on Earth: Species developed in a series of 'bursts' like the Cambrian
dailymail.co.uk - Yuan Ren
New findings are challenging a long-held theory that the huge expansion in the animal kingdom 500 million years ago was triggered by a single surge …
Genes
Genes that evolve from scratch expand protein diversity
phys.org - Matt Wood
For decades, scientists believed that there were only two ways new genes evolved: duplication and divergence or recombination. During the normal …
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Biology
Intelligent design gets even dumber
The Washington Post - Jerry A. Coyne
The notion of “intelligent design” arose after opponents of evolution repeatedly failed on First Amendment grounds to get Bible-based creationism taught in the public schools. Their solution: Take God
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Charles Darwin
Scientists Watched a New Bird Species Evolve on Galapagos in Just 2 Generations
ScienceAlert - MICHELLE STARR
Scientists in the Galápagos have observed something amazing: the evolution of a completely new species, in the wild, in real-time. And it took just …
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Chimpanzees
A chimpanzee cultural collapse is underway, and it's driven by humans
The Conversation UK - Alexander Piel and Fiona Stewart and Lydia Luncz
Language, music, and art often vary between adjacent groups of people, and help us identify not only ourselves but also others. And in recent years …
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Science
Scientists Still Stumped By The Evolution of Human Breasts - The Crux
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By Bridget Alex | March 6, 2019 3:15 pm Primate mothers only develop enlarged breasts during ovulation, whereas human females have them from puberty …
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Galaxies
Galactic wind provides clues to evolution of galaxies
phys.org - Kassandra Bell
The Cigar Galaxy (also known as M82) is famous for its extraordinary speed in making new stars, with stars being born 10 times faster than in the …
Tucker Carlson
Victor Davis Hanson: How Can Democrats Be For Free Speech But Against Trump? Through Orwellian Language
realclearpolitics.com - Ian Schwartz
Victor Davis Hanson explains how the Trump opposition uses Orwellian language to create a new type of free speech. "I think the way they do it is …
Biological Species
How new species arise in the sea
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Study sheds new light on a fundamental question in evolutionary biology For a new species to evolve, two things are essential: a characteristic--such …
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Science
The Science Behind the Debates - Scientific American
scientificamerican.com
Introduction Science Lights the Way by Andrea Gawrylewski Section 1: Grappling with the Truth 1.1 Post-Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed by Kathleen Higgins …
History of Science
Science history: the misguided criminologist
cosmosmagazine.com
Cesare Lombroso attempted to meld Darwin’s theories with cultural anthropology. He failed. Jeff Glorfeld reports.
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Prehistory
How a new species of ancestors is changing our theory of human evolution
ted.com - Juliet Brophy
In 2013, a treasure trove of unusual fossils were uncovered in a cave in South Africa, and researchers soon realized: these were the remains of a new …
Prehistory
Transcript of "How a new species of ancestors is changing our theory of human evolution"
ted.com - Juliet Brophy
In 2013, a treasure trove of unusual fossils were uncovered in a cave in South Africa, and researchers soon realized: these were the remains of a new …
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Harvard Medical School
Harvard geneticist: No population’s DNA is ‘pure’
harvard.edu
Examination of ancient DNA can provide profound insights into human history, according to David Reich, a professor of genetics at Harvard Medical …
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Technology
Xconomy
xconomy.com - Alex Lash
People who share the same disease-causing genetic mutation can have a wide range of severity in their disease. Some don’t get sick at all. …
Mutations
New Gene in Rare Childhood Osteoporosis May Inform Drug Discovery
medscape.com - www.medscape.com
A Finnish research group has identified a mutation in the SGMS2 gene — which encodes an enzyme involved in sphingolipid metabolism — in 13 children …
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Fish
How the Icefish Got Its Transparent Blood and See-Through Skull
The New York Times - By JOANNA KLEIN
The Southern Ocean around Antarctica was once warmer. Then about 30 million years ago, the temperature dropped. Few fish could survive temperatures that were just above seawater��s freezing point, and
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Science
Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
phys.org - Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists who developed the method that forever changed protein engineering: directed evolution. …
Creationism
PODCAST: Sex-trafficking crackdown, teaching creationism in Florida, Rapid DNA testing (Ep. 102)
orlandosentinel.com - Wesley Alden, Tess Sheets, Joe Mario Pedersen, Michael Williams, David Whitley
Orlando Sentinel Now afternoon update for Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. Listen as our reporters, editors and columnists discuss stories that are important …
Mutations
Inherited mutations may play a role in pancreatic cancer development
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Genetic tests for patients with precursor lesions might reveal those at greatest risk A small, retrospective study has found that, in patients with …
Archaeology
Cultural Evolution Theory Definition
thoughtco.com - K. Kris Hirst
Cultural evolution as a theory in anthropology was developed in the 19th century, and it was an outgrowth of Darwinian evolution. Cultural evolution …
Breast Cancer
ASBrS Calls for Genetic Testing for All Breast Cancer Patients
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The American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) is calling for all patients with breast cancer to be offered genetic testing and to not restrict such …
South Dakota
House panel passes science bill despite critics from K-12
edweek.org - www.edweek.org
February 21, 2019 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A bill that would let South Dakota teachers decide how much skepticism to inject into lessons on scientific …
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Education
Ken Ham: Schools Violate the Law By Not Taking Field Trips to Ark Encounter
patheos.com - Friendly Atheist
During an interview on the WallBuilders Live radio show this morning (hosted by Christian pseudo-historian David Barton), Creationist Ken Ham claimed it …