The general theory that humans have essentially stopped evolving has never sat well with me. For why should that be the case, what could have told our DNA to stop adapting to its situation, like it has been doing since…
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January 14, 2015 Earth Science
There are very few images that evoke the indescribable raw emotion after witnessing the aftermath of a natural disaster. Many words like, shock, destruction, devastation, and suffering, are used, but to the victims there are no real words that can…
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In December 2007, researchers in Switzerland announced that they had created the first robots capable of a form of evolution – and had found something surprising along the way. What they’d done was build a number of machines programmed with…
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January 14, 2015 Earth Science
Antarctican facts: After centuries of speculation and exploration, Antarctica was finally discovered on January 27, 1820, by Estonian Admiral Thaddeus Von Bellingshausen, commanding a Russian voyage. Since then it has captivated explorers, scientists, and the public’s imaginations. Though what do…
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January 14, 2015 Earth Science
Our planet is about 4.5 billion years old, and life is thought to have first appeared about 3 billion years ago in a marine environment, and even more, it is thought to have appeared by accident, as an extraordinary set…
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Darwinian Evolution: science or not? About 150 years ago a ship called The Beagle arrived at the Galapagos Islands carrying on board a naturalist researcher that’s destined to forever change the way we look at ourselves and at the rest…
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January 14, 2015 Earth Science
How did the Earth get its oceans? For that matter, how did the Earth get landmass and tectonic plate movements? Less than surprisingly, the two attributes of the planet may be inter-related. Before the oceans were formed, favorable conditions on…
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If we look at the history of human evolution, we can see certain patterns arise. Humans have gotten smaller. In the sense of a Neanderthal versus Homo Sapian. Our brains have gotten larger in comparison to body size. This has…
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January 14, 2015 Earth Science
WHAT A BLACK SMOKER IS Black smokers are hydrothermal vents on the sea floor where hot water erupts into the freezing waters of the deep ocean. The hot water is less dense than the surrounding deep ocean water so it…
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Cats, cute little furry fun cats! What is not to love about these little furballs and all the cute playful fun you can have with them (don’t mind the temper though)? That playful house cat has 37 other big brother…
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