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Facing Reality About Life on Other Planets, 5: Water and Rock

September 12, 2017

by Dr Henry Richter There is much interest in searching for life elsewhere in the Universe. In previous articles I talked about the many criteria describing conditions and circumstances required to establish and maintain life on a planet. I talked about the importance of the location of the planet in its solar system. The location […]

Health

Creation Therapy Works for Criminals

September 10, 2017

Prisoners locked up in cells day after day, year after year, would calm down if nature could be brought to them, says a new study.

Physics

Facing Reality About Life on Other Planets: Geophysics

September 5, 2017

by Dr Henry Richter This is a continuation of my discussion on the requirements to allow life to exist on a planet elsewhere in the universe. My discussion moved from our position in the galaxy, our position in the solar system, and then focused on the earth, looking at the influence of our moon, our […]

Physics

Facing Reality About Life on Other Planets: Moon, Atmosphere, and Mass

August 29, 2017

This is part 3 of Dr Henry Richter's discussion on the requirements for life to exist on a planet elsewhere in the universe.

Terrestrial Zoology

Humans Need Most of the Bugs in the World

August 27, 2017

A few bad ones give bugs an undeserved bad rap. We couldn't exist without insects.

Genetics

Sunburn? Smear on the DNA

August 25, 2017

DNA makes for an excellent sunscreen, researchers have found. And that's not all.

Intelligent Design

Multiple Independent Animal Types Use Structural Color

August 24, 2017

The phenomenon is found in butterflies, fish, birds, and snakes, and scientists are rushing to imitate their secrets.

Health

Dolphin Trick Could Save Lives

August 23, 2017

When trauma hits, do what the dolphins do: cool the face and eyes.

Cell Biology

Antibiotic Resistance Moves from Evolution to Design

August 22, 2017

They can call it evolution, but information sharing is not what Darwin had in mind.

Mind and Brain

Awe Struck a Superpower Nerve

August 21, 2017

Got Awe? Go get some. It's good.

Solar System

Habitability Requires the Right Kind of Star

August 19, 2017

This is a continuation of my discussion on the requirements to allow life to exist on a planet elsewhere in the universe.

Solar System

Explorer 1 Pioneer Corrects Mistakes in Space.com Article

August 15, 2017

Dr Henry Richter, instrument manager for the Explorer 1 mission (1958), corrects some mistakes about the mission in an article published at Space.com

Fossils

Surprising Fossils Upset Evolutionary Expectations

August 12, 2017

Here are some notable fossil finds that tell stories, not necessarily the Darwin kind.

Astronomy

Facing Reality About Life on Other Planets

August 11, 2017

by Dr Henry Richter For a number of years I have been amused to watch many in the scientific community conduct a frantic campaign to identify life elsewhere in the universe. There has been a plethora of articles and significant dollars dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial life, particularly intelligent life. In recent times several […]