Survival of the Nicest
October 7, 2012
Baboons monitored for personality did best if they fell in the "Nice" category.
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Peer Reviewed Research: The Fraud Explosion
October 6, 2012
Ethicists are becoming alarmed at the explosive increase in scientific fraud cases – and those are just the ones that were caught.
Explaining Inland Seas Without a Flood
October 5, 2012
The Great Salt Lake and other large extinct inland seas in the desert remain a challenge to explain by conventional geology.
Lemur-fish, Vege-fang and other Fossil Follies
October 4, 2012
Fossils are doing just fine, but the scientists who interpret them are having a rough week (or century).
Animal Models for Technology
October 3, 2012
Animals and microbes continue to inspire technologies that could provide better health and security.
Nature: 3.8 Billion Years of R&D
October 2, 2012
Scientists continue mining the biomimicry bonanza, but some still give all the credit to time and evolution.
Children Act Like Scientists
October 1, 2012
Toddlers express the basic aspects of scientific thinking: finding cause and effect by the experimental method.
Supernova Dating and Classification Is Not Simple
September 30, 2012
Bang! goes a star. Watch how fast its contents move, and you know the date, right? Watch its light curve, and you know the type, right?
Planets and Moons Beneath the Surface
September 29, 2012
Can science peel back the surfaces of objects to see what's underneath? Can they go under the observations to find the explanations?
Evolution Funnies
September 28, 2012
Sometimes Darwinians are funny. They take themselves so seriously, applying natural selection to everything on earth except their own seriousness.
Will Elitist Science Lead to Mind Control?
September 27, 2012
When you can't convince the public, try zapping or manipulating them.
Intolerance Grows for Skeptics of Consensus Science in Spite of Data
September 26, 2012
If you question evolution or man-caused global warming, be prepared for a smear. If you are a Christian, be prepared for hate. But the skeptics may have the facts on their side.
Life Uses Quantum Mechanics
September 25, 2012
Long before man discovered quantum mechanics, birds and other living creatures were using it to good advantage.
Cambrian Soft Animal Survived Unchanged 200 Million Years
September 25, 2012
A fossil soft-bodied lobopodian has been found in Carboniferous strata in Illinois.
Why Exercise Builds Muscle
September 24, 2012
You have stem cells alongside your muscles that provide a ready pool of new muscle cells.