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why you really need to pick the right experts
# science

why you really need to pick the right experts

Michio Kaku is an expert in theoretical physics. This is why it's not surprising that he's reciting for sci-fi cliches about evolution instead of the actual science.

why some teachers get mum about evolution
# politics

why some teachers get mum about evolution

Creationists and the school boards who either bow to them or are ran by them, are busy intimidating teachers into not teaching the science of evolution.

scavenger or predator, the great t. rex debate
# science

scavenger or predator, the great t. rex debate

A pair of studies show that T-Rex must have hunted down and killed prey if it didn't want to starve to death.

evo psych gets a scowl from two biologists
# science

evo psych gets a scowl from two biologists

Evolutionary psychology sounds like a fruitful pursuit, but it's probably barking up the wrong tree as a discipline.

a good reason not to try sex in space. yet.
# science

a good reason not to try sex in space. yet.

Embryos outside of Earth's gravity seem to have a hard time developing, meaning that reproduction in space requires a far more fine tuned environment.

yeah, about those arsenic-absorbing microbes…
# science

yeah, about those arsenic-absorbing microbes…

It seems that the NASA-backed research into arsenic-eating microbes had a number of serious flaws that has biologists scratching their heads.

the arsenic-based life form that really isn’t…
# astrobiology

the arsenic-based life form that really isn’t…

NASA claimed one of its researchers found alien biochemistry on Earth. Unfortunately, the paper they published doesn't support the hype.

settling the black death debate with ancient dna
# science

settling the black death debate with ancient dna

Genetic studies confirm that the Black Death was a strain of the bubonic plague making its way through Europe with outbreaks in trade hubs.

the search for alien water hits on gliese 581g
# space

the search for alien water hits on gliese 581g

We think Gliese 581g might have liquid water on its surface. How do we check if it really does?

international futurism: evolution and civilizations
# tech

international futurism: evolution and civilizations

While utopians dream of tomorrow's world, they often forget that we can't take anything for granted when it comes to humanity's future.

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