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Evolution List (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
ID supporters often assert that, although there is abundant empirical evidence for microevolution, there is no such evidence for macroevolution. One of the macroevolutionary transitions that they often cite is the evolution of whales from a land-dwelling ancestor. Which leads me to ask the following question: What empirical evidence would verify (i.e. support) or falsify (i.e. undermine) the hypothesis...
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Evolution List (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Darwinian Revolutions An online video lecture series in honor of the 150th anniversary of the original publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species Produced by: The Cybertower at Cornell University Written, directed and narrated by: Allen MacNeill , Senior Lecturer The Biology Learning Skills Center Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Videography by: Dina Banning Sound Engineering by: Colbert...
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Gene Expression (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Another article on Creationism in Turkey: To John Morris, president of the Institute for Creation Research in Dallas, however, the news could hardly be more encouraging. "Why I'm so interested in seeing creationism succeed in Turkey is that evolution is an evil concept that has done such damage to society," said Morris, a Christian who has led several searches for Noah's Ark in eastern Turkey....
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Evolution List (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
A fellow blogger asked me recently "Why waste your time posting [at creationist and ID blogs] at all? You do not seem to have a receptive audience." Other people ask me why I generally treat creationists and ID supporters with respect, rather than taking every opportunity to heap scorn and ridicule upon them. Here's what I hope is an adequate explanation to both of these questions. I post...
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Evolution List (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
TITLE: Rescuing Darwin AUTHOR: Paul Fayter SOURCE: The United Church Observer SUMMARY: Ever since the Origin of Species was first published 150 years ago, scientists and creationists have tried to spin the religious views of Charles Darwin their way. COMMENTARY: This article by Paul Fayter (appearing on a website sponsored by The United Church Observer , a Christian organization) directly contradicts...
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L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Author of 'The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution' shares his passion for spreading an understanding of scientific processes with the layperson. In the 150 years since the publication of Charles Darwin's landmark book, "On the Origin of Species," researchers have accrued massive amounts of evidence in support of evolution and the mechanics behind the process. Yet today only...
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Wired Science (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Genetic analysis of the now-extinct Falkland Islands Wolf has answered a biological riddle that caught the attention of a young Charles Darwin, and helped shape his understanding of evolution. During his voyage aboard the HMS Beagle, Darwin observed that the wolves — like his now-famous finches — varied widely in size between different islands, suggesting that [...]
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Greg Laden's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
From a Yale press release: Yale University researchers have detected the effects of natural selection among two generations of contemporary women and predict their descendents will be slightly shorter and chubbier, have lower cholesterol and blood pressure and have their first children earlier in life. The predictions, which were made in the Oct. 19 online edition of the Proceedings of the National...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
A growing number of Muslims seem to accept the idea of a very old planet but reject human evolution, international academics said at a recent conference.
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Evolution List (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
There has been a lot of speculation lately about the status of " intelligent design ". Last December, I posted an essay on the demise of the Intelligent Design and Evolution Awareness clubs . At that time it was clear that the IDEA club movement at American colleges and universities was dead. Despite protestations to the contrary, the available data indicate that this is still the case. Which...
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Paleontologists have discovered a new species of dinosaur that lived 112 million years ago during the early Cretaceous of central Montana. The new dinosaur, a species of ankylosaur is the biological version of an army tank. It is protected by a plate-like armor with two sets of sharp spikes on each side of the head, and a skull so thick that even 'raptors' could leave barely more than a scratch.
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Although declining streamflows and half-full reservoirs have gotten most of the attention in water conflicts around the United States, some of the worst battles of the next century may be over groundwater, experts say -- a critical resource often taken for granted until it begins to run out. But lessons learned as oil was running out may offer some solutions.
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Unnoticed by the nearby residents of St. Johnsbury, Vt., tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees in the area have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet that environmental factors play a major role in the formation of new species.
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Nature (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
A new series of essays traces the astounding variety of reactions to the theory of evolution.
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Laelaps (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
An American mastodon, Mammut americanum , from F.A. Lucas' Animals Before Man in North America . Throughout high school and college I was taught the same thing about the history of science. Young earth creationists had a stranglehold on explanations for life's origins until the fateful year of 1859 when Charles Darwin convinced all but the most ardent fundamentalists that evolution by means of natural...
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petercasier | 09/17/2008
Today, the Vatican said the theory of evolution is compatible with the Bible but planned no posthumous apology to Charles Darwin for the cold reception they gave him 150 years ago.
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