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• What is the human pangenome and why do we need it?

  May 10, 2023 Michael Le Page New Scientist

  A sequence for the human genome was first published in 2001, but this original reference doesn't reflect the full genetic diversity of humanity -- something a new “pangenome" attempts to solve

• How we could discover quantum gravity without rebuilding space-time

  May 10, 2023 Jon Cartwright New Scientist

  In the search for a theory that unites general relativity and quantum physics, many have tried to rethink space-time. But what if space-time emerges naturally, like a hologram?

• Emergence: The mysterious concept that holds the key to consciousness

  May 10, 2023 Michael Brooks New Scientist

  A better understanding of emergent phenomena like the wetness of water, where the properties of a system can't be explained by those of its constituent parts, could unravel some big mysteries

• Why symmetry is so fundamental to our understanding of the universe

  May 10, 2023 Michael Brooks New Scientist

  The symmetries of matter are deeper and stranger than they first appear, and they have driven many of the biggest breakthroughs in particle physics. But have we exhausted their usefulness?

• Why the mind-body connection is vital to understanding consciousness

  May 10, 2023 Caroline Williams New Scientist

  The key to solving the hard problem of consciousness could lie in the body not the brain, with our gut and heart being key players in building our conscious experience

• First human ‘pangenome’ aims to catalogue genetic diversity

  May 10, 2023 Layal Liverpool Nature

  Researchers release draft results from an ongoing effort to capture the entirety of human genetic variation.

• Peer-reviewed Paper

  A draft human pangenome reference

  May 10, 2023 Wen-Wei Liao, et al. Nature, v.617, p.312-324

• Peer-reviewed Paper

  De novo evolution of macroscopic multicellularity

  May 10, 2023 G. Ozan Bozdag, et al. Nature

• Patient M: The man who started seeing the world backwards after being shot in the head

  May 10, 2023 Manuel Ansede El País

  A study returns to the case of a soldier injured during the Spanish Civil War who inspired doctor Justo Gonzalo’s theory of the human brain

• Why the origins of life remain a mystery -- and how we will crack it

  May 10, 2023 Michael Marshall New Scientist

  To explain how life on Earth began, the big challenge is to identify the molecules and processes that enable non-living chemical systems to become more complex

• Why virtual particles don’t exist but do explain reality -- for now

  May 10, 2023 Abigail Beall New Scientist

  So-called virtual particles aren't particles at all. Some argue that they are merely mathematical figments, and that we need to find a better way to understand particle interactions

• Peer-reviewed Paper

  De novo evolution of macroscopic multicellularity

  May 10, 2023 G. Ozan Bozdag, et al. Nature, v.617, p.747-754

  While early multicellular lineages necessarily started out as relatively simple groups of cells, little is known about how they became Darwinian entities capable of sustained multicellular evolution.

• Geoscientists Unearth New Insights Into Life’s Evolution 800 Million Years Ago

  May 9, 2023 Virginia Tech SciTech Daily

• The 4 Major Moons of Uranus May Have Underground Oceans -- and Possibly Life Inside

  May 9, 2023 Jackie Appel Popular Mechanics

  What else could be down there?

• News Update/Commentary

  Earth's first animals had particular taste in real estate

  May 9, 2023 University of California, Riverside Science Daily

  Study shows first evidence of Ediacaran-Period habitat selection

• The Brains of Modern Dog Breeds Are Larger Than Those of Ancient Breeds

  May 9, 2023 Elte Institute of Biology, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

• Fake scientific papers are alarmingly common

  May 9, 2023 Jeffrey Brainard Science

  But new tools show promise in tackling growing symptom of academia’s “publish or perish” culture

• Scientists discover secret ‘symmetries' that protect Earth from the chaos of space

  May 9, 2023 Anna Demming Live Science

  A new analysis of chaos in the solar system reveals how planetary collisions are avoided over billions of years.

• Memories may be stored in the membranes of your neurons

  May 9, 2023 John Katsaras, Charles Patrick Collier, and Dima Bolmatov The Conversation

• Apparent meteorite crashes through roof of New Jersey home and damages floor

  May 9, 2023 Kerry Breen CBS News

  “It was warm"

• The Darwin Wall Still Stands; but for How Long?

  May 9, 2023 David Coppedge Evolution News & Science Today

• Live Courses on Science and Christianity

  May 9, 2023 Melissa Cain Travis Evolution News & Science Today

  Coming Soon to DiscoveryU

• Webb Telescope Finds a Star Cloaked in 3 Rings of Ruined Worlds

  May 8, 2023 Robin George Andrews New York Times

  Astronomers have gained a new understanding of the chaos that wreathes the bright star Fomalhaut with the help of the powerful space observatory.

• News Update/Commentary

  Nose shape gene inherited from Neanderthals

  May 8, 2023 University College London Science Daily

  Humans inherited genetic material from Neanderthals that affects the shape of our noses, finds a new study.

• News Update/Commentary

  An unprecedented view of gene regulation

  May 8, 2023 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science Daily

  Engineers' new technique analyzes the 3D organization of the genome at a resolution 100 times higher than before

• Peer-reviewed Paper

  Evolutionary trends and goal directedness

  May 8, 2023 Daniel W. McShea Synthese, v.201

• Peer-reviewed Paper

  The evolution of maximum terrestrial body mass in sauropod dinosaurs

  May 8, 2023 Michael Daniel D’Emic Current Biology, v.33, n.9, p.R349-$350

  The long-necked dinosaurs, sauropods, are famous for their extreme body sizes, evolving body masses several times greater than the next-heaviest terrestrial animals, elephant-like and rhinoceros- like mammals and ‘duck-billed’ dinosaurs.

• A Mutation Turned Ants Into Parasites in One Generation

  May 8, 2023 Viviane Callier Quanta Magazine

  A new genetics study of ant “social parasites” shows how complex sets of features can emerge rapidly and potentially split species.

• Why “super-Earth” exoplanets are a scientific catastrophe

  May 8, 2023 Ethan Siegel Big Think

  They're the most common type of exoplanet known today, and many astronomers have called them "super-habitable." None of that is true.

• “Prehistoric'' Reptile Designed to Swim

  May 8, 2023 Frank Sherwin Institute for Creation Research

• News Update/Commentary

  Elucidating the mysteries of enzyme evolution at the macromolecular level

  May 8, 2023 Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) Science Daily

  Research team investigates links between molecular structure, function, and dynamics in enzymes

• Rethink Science

  May 8, 2023 David F. Coppedge Creation-Evolution Headlines

  If scientists knew as much as they think they do, they wouldn’t be rethinking so many things so often.

• On Origin of Life, “Stated Clearly” Has Clearly Misled Viewers

  May 8, 2023 Rob Stadler Evolution News & Science Today

• A Chance Event 1 Million Years Ago Changed Human Brains Forever

  May 7, 2023 Jess Cockerill Science Alert

  Like treasured recipes passed down from generation to generation, there are just some regions of DNA that evolution doesn't dare tweak.

• A Lack of Alien Signals Actually Tells Us a Lot

  May 7, 2023 Laurence Tognetti Universe Today

  In a recent study published in The Astronomical Journal, a researcher discusses the potential reasons why we haven’t received technoemission from an extraterrestrial intelligence during the 60 years that SETI has been searching,

• Butterflies evolved 100 million years ago in North America

  May 7, 2023 Jake Buehler New Scientist

  Many researchers thought butterflies first evolved in Asia, but a global genetic analysis suggests they arose in North America, well before the non-avian dinosaurs went extinct

• Meet Intelligent Design’s Naturalistic Cousin

  May 6, 2023 Evolution News & Science Today

  Assembly Theory

• News Update/Commentary

  Scientist uncovers roots of antibiotic resistance

  May 5, 2023 University of Central Florida Science Daily

  By understanding how mutations occur, researchers can better understand and develop therapeutics to combat resistant infections

• Space Aliens Invade Darwin Minds

  May 5, 2023 David F. Coppedge Creation-Evolution Headlines

  What explains the fascination with extraterrestrials in the science media? In a word: Darwinism.

• The Stubborn Mystery of the Tully Monster

  May 5, 2023 Günter Bechly Evolution News & Science Today

  Fossil Friday

• A new model for the evolution of honey bee brains

  May 5, 2023 University of Tokyo phys.org

  three diverse, specialized Kenyon cell subtypes in honey bee brains appear to have evolved from a single, multifunctional Kenyon cell-subtype ancestor

• Watch: Brian Keating and Jordan Peterson on All Things Cosmological

  May 5, 2023 Emily Sandico Evolution News & Science Today

• Neil deGrasse Tyson Uses Science to Show Why Whites Resemble Monkeys More Than Blacks

  May 4, 2023 Ny MaGee MSN

• Scientists Discover a Rare Example of Insects Using Tools to Capture Prey

  May 4, 2023 Rebecca Dyer Science Alert

  In Australia, assassin bugs use a lethal tool to ensnare snacks: resin from spinifex grass. Recent research shows that the crawly critters slather themselves in the gluey gum to catch and keep their prey.

• Did Neandertals Eat Raw Flesh and Brains?

  May 4, 2023 Frederick L. Coolidge Psychology Today

  Was the Neandertal desire to eat raw brains another cause of their extinction?

• A New Idea for How to Assemble Life

  May 4, 2023 Philip Ball Quanta Magazine

  If we want to understand complex constructions, such as ourselves, assembly theory says we must account for the entire history of how such entities came to be.

• News Update/Commentary

  Chimpanzees combine calls to communicate new meaning

  May 4, 2023 University of Zurich Science Daily

  Similar to humans, chimpanzees combine vocalizations into larger communicatively meaningful structures. UZH researchers suggest that this ability might be evolutionarily more ancient than previously thought.

• News Update/Commentary

  Researchers use generative AI to design novel proteins

  May 4, 2023 University of Toronto Science Daily

  Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that can create proteins not found in nature using generative diffusion, the same technology behind popular image-creation platforms such as DALL-E and Midjourney.

• News Update/Commentary

  Scientists discover the dynamics of an ‘extra' chromosome in fruit flies

  May 4, 2023 Stowers Institute for Medical Research Science Daily

  Offers unique opportunity to study similar chromosomes linked to cancer and infertility in humans

• Spacetime: is it real and physical, or just a calculational tool?

  May 4, 2023 Ethan Siegel Big Think

  Einstein's relativity overthrew the notion of absolute space and time, replacing them with a spacetime fabric. But is spacetime truly real?