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Gulf Seafood Deformities Alarm Scientists

Eyeless shrimp and fish with lesions are becoming common, with BP oil pollution believed to be the likely cause. Dahr Jamail Last Modified…

Started by Chris

0 Aug 23, 2012

Which is bigger, the human brain or the universe?

While this at first glance appears to be a rhetorical question - obviously, the universe is considerably larger than your cranium - it is s…

Started by Michel

7 Jul 29, 2012
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Why The Laws of Science Are Exactly The Way They Are

Q & A with Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Charles Townes   Question: Would you like to comment on the limits of scientific knowledge versus the…

Started by Claudia Mercedes Mazzucco

120 Jul 19, 2012
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NOAA Links Extreme Weather to Climate Change for the First Time

NOAA links extreme weather to climate change July 10, 2012 (CBS News) On Tuesday, for the first time, government scientists are saying rece…

Started by Chris

6 Jul 16, 2012
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Report: GMO Myths & Truths

Why genetically engineered food is dangerous: New report by genetic engineers Earth Open Source press release 17 June 2012 Aren’t critics…

Started by Chris

15 Jun 26, 2012
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Is human activity pushing our planet to a tipping point?

A multidisciplinary group of 21 scientists have published an important article in Nature this week, based on 100 scientific papers on envir…

Started by Adriana

14 Jun 13, 2012
Reply by Neal

How Would You Describe Evolution?

The nineteenth century witnessed the flowering of the Darwinian concept of evolution as the process of natural change in the bio-physical w…

Started by Claudia Mercedes Mazzucco

17 Jun 9, 2012
Reply by Egan Penney

The Missing Link

I have a firm belief evolution, but I've heard different arguments on this subject. I was under the impression that, although clergy freaks…

Started by Daryl

8 Jun 6, 2012
Reply by Daryl

Political Orientations Are Correlated with Brain Structure in Young Adults

This very interesting paper was just published online today in the journal Current Biology. See the abstract below. At least in young adult…

Started by Adriana

41 Jun 1, 2012
Reply by Neal

A universe without purpose

A universe without purpose New revelations in science have shown what a strange and remarkable universe we live in. By Lawrence M. Krauss  …

Started by Dallas the Phallus

17 May 9, 2012
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