Category Archives: Evolution

‘Ears Like a Bat?’ – Not the Best Anymore!

Posted on August 21, 2016 by

Yes, Bats have incredible hearing, the best of any mammal, but it turns out that one of their favorite prey has developed even more sensitive hearing to elude its main predator – the common bat.

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The Coffee Shop – Lizards Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors

Posted on May 21, 2016 by

The Coffee Shop is an open thread-style discussion forum for human interest news of the day. From Deep Look: Male side-blotched lizards have more than one way to get the girl. Orange males are bullies. Yellows are sneaks. Blues team … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: HARBINGER

Posted on October 9, 2015 by

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Last-Minute Message For a Time Capsule I have to tell you this, whoever you are: that on one summer morning here, the ocean pounded in on tumbledown breakers, a south wind, bustling along the shore, whipped … Continue reading →

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West Virginia Man Sues the DOE over the Teaching of Evolution, Claims Officials Violated Constitution by “Propagating” a Religious Faith in Public Schools

Posted on May 30, 2015 by

By Elaine Magliaro Kenneth Smith, the parent of a Jefferson County student, has “filed a federal lawsuit against local, state and federal education officials claiming the teaching of evolution, which he says is a religion, violates his child’s Constitutional rights.” According … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, Constitutional Law, Courts, Creationism/Intelligent Design, Dept. of Education, Education, Education Policy, Evolution, Government, Religion, Science, United States | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Picture of the Day for May 20, 2015: Regarding Science and “An Age-Old Argument”

Posted on May 20, 2015 by

Posted by Elaine Magliaro

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Creationist Dr. Ben Carson Posits That Scientific Beliefs Might Just Be Propaganda (VIDEO)

Posted on March 1, 2015 by

By Elaine Magliaro Dr. Ben Carson, a possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate, is a retired neurosurgeon. He is reportedly the first surgeon to have successfully separated conjoined twins that were joined at the head. When he was thirty-three-years-old, “he became the youngest major division director in … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy/Astrophysics, Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Creationism/Intelligent Design, Denialism, Evolution, Media, Political Science, Politics, Propaganda, Religion, Science, Society, United States | Tagged | 11 Comments

More Human Than Human?

Posted on December 22, 2014 by

by Gene Howington Normally if you called Sandra a “non-human person”, you might get slapped in the face. However, in this instance, Sandra is a 29-year-old Sumatran orangutan at the Buenos Aires zoo.  What makes this more interesting is that … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Biology, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Evolution, Exobiology, Jurisprudence, Legal Theory, Weird News | Tagged , , , | 21 Comments

Second Life

Posted on August 29, 2014 by

By JAMES KNAUER This is the second of a three-part series dealing with life, its constituency, and some prophesy regarding its future here on Earth. You can read part one here. I am related to a plant pathologist, Dr. Skinner, … Continue reading →

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