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Carol of the Birds

December 24, 2012

Can birds make you happy? Some scientists think so, but why? There seems to be a connection between seeing birds in their natural habitat and a person’s sense of well-being, reported Science Daily. Whether that is true may be a function of the setting and species of bird (buzzards, ostriches probably not rating as high […]

Amazing Facts

Titan Is as Titan Does

December 23, 2012

Saturn's giant moon Titan keeps revealing mysterious dynamics in the here and now, leaving interpretation to fallible scientists who sometimes predicted otherwise.

Bible and Theology

Intelligence Is Not a Quotient

December 22, 2012

Can your intelligence be reduced to a number on a linear scale? That would be highly misleading, a research study concluded.

Amazing Facts

The Holly and the I.D. – News from Epigenetics

December 21, 2012

Holly leaf shape may be due to epigenetic control – one of several recent developments in the field of epigenetics.

Darwin and Evolution

The Evolution of Boxing

December 20, 2012

A new story is making the rounds: the human hand evolved to punch others' lights out.

Astronomy

Globular Clusters Look Young and Old: Is This Scientific Explanation?

December 19, 2012

Globular clusters supposedly all formed at the same time long ago, but some look young. How do astronomers rescue the belief that they are ancient groupings of stars?

Uncategorized

Hindcasting the Grand Canyon: Geologist Rejects Dam Breach Theory

December 18, 2012

A geologist rejects the idea that an ancient lake spilled and carved Grand Canyon, but maybe he misrepresents the theory. Besides, how can geologists "hindcast" an unobserved event without philosophical assumptions?

Amazing Facts

Eye Retina Is Analog-to-Digital Converter

December 17, 2012

Before you see, your retina has done multiple digital transformations on the incoming signal.

Darwin and Evolution

Ediacarans Not Related to Cambrian Animals

December 16, 2012

Two surprises come from a re-analysis of classic Ediacaran fossils from Australia: they're unrelated to Cambrian animals, and they may have lived on land.

Bible and Theology

Understanding Creationists (and Evolutionists)

December 15, 2012

A historian tells science teachers that "To Teach Evolution, You Have to Understand Creationists." Should that advice apply both ways?

Bible and Theology

Secular Scientists Excuse Profanity

December 4, 2012

If everything evolves, then profanity evolves, and it's no big deal, even if it warms the atmosphere.

Biomimetics

Evolution of Flight: A Story Looking for Evidence

December 3, 2012

An evolutionary dogma is that land dinosaurs evolved into flying birds. When the claims are acid-washed with critical analysis, what evidence remains?

Darwin and Evolution