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Million or Billion? Narrowing Down the Age of Mantle Processes in New Guinea
May 16, 2022 Eos, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union
Mantle rocks in Papua New Guinea contain curious geochemical signatures that scientists have traditionally interpreted as evidence of billions-of-years-old melting. New evidence suggests otherwise.
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Did Small Brains Doom the Mammoth and the Giant Armadillo?
May 20, 2022 Mind Matters
A recent study showed that survivors had brains that were 53% larger, which was perhaps useful in avoiding predators
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Researchers Fuel a Microprocessor Using Power from Seaweed
May 19, 2022 Mind Matters
When they photosynthesize, algae produce a current that can be captured and used to power a small device
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The Surprising Relevance of Engineering in Biology
May 17, 2022 YouTube
Brian Miller explains how biology is adopting more design-based models in its research. Although many biologists still offer lip service to unguided evolution, engineers and biologists are working together to change the way we view how life developed.
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Distant starlight and the biblical timeframe
May 10, 2022 Creation Ministries International
Answering a most-asked question
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Kant’s religion of reason and the reinterpretation of Genesis 1–3
May 20, 2022 Creation Ministries International
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Ancient technology that was centuries ahead of its time
May 19, 2022 Big Think
These astounding inventions show that civilizations of the past were a lot more advanced than we might have thought.
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Rogue Mitochondria Turn Hermaphroditic Snails Female: Study
May 19, 2022 The Scientist
The accidental finding marks the first time a phenomenon called cytoplasmic sterility, known to occur in plants, has been found in animals.
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Study Suggests Dolphins Use Coral Mucus as Medicine
May 19, 2022 The Scientist
Researchers observe that dolphins in a pod in the Red Sea regularly rub against certain corals and sponges, perhaps to sooth their skin by prompting the invertebrates to release mucus that contains antimicrobial compounds.
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The W boson threat to the Standard Model
May 18, 2022 iai News
A first step towards a new theory
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Have we been measuring the expansion of the universe wrong all along?
May 11, 2022 New Scientist
For decades, measurements of the universe's expansion have suggested a discrepancy known as the Hubble tension, which threatens to transform cosmology. But a new method suggests the tension may not exist after all
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Galaxies without dark matter perplex astronomers
May 19, 2022 Nature
Researchers say a cosmic collision could have created two galaxies that don’t contain the mysterious substance -- but others cast doubt on the claim.
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Mutations Conspire to Defeat Evolution
May 19, 2022 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Mutations don’t just act alone. They work in concert to decrease fitness.
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Why Cats Can Remember Other Cats' Names
May 18, 2022 Mind Matters
University of Kyoto scientists found that they can indeed remember, provided they live in the same household
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New Learning Model for Brain Overturns 70 Years of Theory
May 19, 2022 Mind Matters
The new model, if confirmed, could change the way algorithms are developed
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Outrageous Geological Hypothesizer
May, 2022 GSA Today
J. Harlen Bretz (1882-1981)
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How to think about free will
May 11, 2022 Psyche
You can’t escape cause and effect, but there is a way of viewing human agency that is motivating, plausible and humane
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Human genetic engineering is coming
May 6, 2022 The Globe and Mail
We must discuss the social and political implications now
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No Two Human Brains Are Alike
May 17, 2022 nautil.us
The uniqueness of each mind is written in its ever-changing circuitry.
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Quantum Wittgenstein
May 12, 2022 Aeon
Metaphysical debates in quantum physics don’t get at ‘truth’ -- they’re nothing but a form of ritual, activity and culture
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He Was a World-Renowned Cancer Researcher. Now He's Collecting Unemployment.
May 19, 2022 Bari Weiss
Behind the fall of David Sabatini, ‘one of the greatest scientists' of his generation.
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Intelligent Design with Casey Luskin
May 16, 2022 Spreaker
In this episode Brian Auten & Chad Gross interview Casey Luskin of the Discovery Institute on the topic of intelligent design.
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Modern Science & the Return of the “God Hypothesis" (pdf)
January, 2020 Discovery Institute
Qualified Agreement
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This Gene Mutation Breaks the Immune System. Why Has It Survived?
May 17, 2022 Wired
Two new studies found genetic mutations that cause severe immune deficiencies are common in some remote populations, leaving them highly vulnerable to viruses.
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Scientists Finally Have Proof of Mysterious Immune Cell in Humans
May 13, 2022 Real Clear Science
While working to map every cell in the human body, scientists uncovered an elusive type of immune cell that first emerges in the womb. The existence of such cells in humans has been hotly debated -- until now.
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Aerodynamics of Perching Birds Could Inform Aircraft Design
May 17, 2022 University of Central Florida
A team of UCF researchers have investigated the mystery behind different bird perching maneuvers to better understand the aerodynamic forces of landing an aircraft.
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A quick guide to the most important AI law you've never heard of
May 13, 2022 MIT Technology Review
The European Union is planning new legislation aimed at curbing the worst harms associated with artificial intelligence
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Nothing to talk about: the many mysteries of vacuums
May 13, 2022 ZME Science
A vacuum is not exactly empty in quantum mechanics terms. It is also a headache for physicists.
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The Challenge of Testing Universal Common Descent
May 18, 2022 YouTube
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What Is Time?
May 12, 2022 nautil.us
The more closely we observe the present moment, the more amorphous it becomes.
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Fossil imprints from oceans of the past
May 19, 2022 Science
Imprints of fossil coccoliths discovered in black shales reveal that calcifying microalgae remained prominent producers during previous extreme ocean conditions.
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Origin of life theory involving RNA–protein hybrid gets new support
May 11, 2022 Nature
Structure that links amino acids suggests that early organisms could have been based on an RNA–protein mix.
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Ancient tooth suggests Denisovans ventured far beyond Siberia
May 17, 2022 Nature
Molar found in Laos could be the first fossil evidence that the hominin species was far-ranging and able to adapt to different climates.
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Black hole at the centre of our Galaxy imaged for the first time
May 12, 2022 Nature
The Event Horizon Telescope network has captured the second-ever direct image of a black hole -- called Sagittarius A* -- at the centre of the Milky Way.
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Astronomers question if the first picture of a black hole is accurate
May 19, 2022 New Scientist
The Event Horizon Telescope’s first image of a black hole showed a distinctive ring feature, but a reanalysis of their data has raised concerns over whether that ring of light is real
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Move Over Apoptosis: Another Form of Cell Death May Occur in the Gut
May 18, 2022 The Scientist
Though scientists don’t yet know much about it, a newly described process called erebosis might have profound implications for how the gut maintains itself.
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Was there an intelligent civilization before humans existed?
May 13, 2022 Big Think
Was there an intelligent, technologically advanced species long before humans existed? Could there have been a dinosaur civilization?
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The study of nonhuman intelligence could be missing major insights
May 14, 2022 Big Think
From machines to animals, there are many kinds of possible minds.
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Did the Milky Way lose its black hole?
May 18, 2022 Big Think
At four million solar masses, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole is quite small for a galaxy its size. Did we lose the original?
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News Update/Commentary
First animals developed complex ecosystems before the Cambrian explosion
May 17, 2022 Science Daily
Metacommunity analysis suggests succession, not mass extinction, explains Ediacaran diversity drop
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News Update/Commentary
Brain size determined the chances of survival among large animals, study finds
May 9, 2022 Science Daily
Researchers examining the mass extinction of animals over tens of thousands of years
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Fossil Insect Predation Shows No Evidence of Evolution
May 15, 2022 Institute for Creation Research
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News Media Swallow 830 Million Year Old Life Claim
May 18, 2022 Creation-Evolution Headlines
The extreme gullibility of scientists and reporters displays their blind love for Darwin and deep time
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Wayne Grudem’s Seriously Inconsistent Opposition to Theistic Evolution
May 17, 2022 Answers in Genesis
Wayne Grudem’s old-earth beliefs undermine his opposition to theistic evolution.
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More Evidence Social Scientists Are Philosophical Dullards
May 17, 2022 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Is it any surprise that the evolutionary theory of humanity corrupts clear thinking?
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When Medical Science Becomes Heartless
May 18, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
The Case of Joshua Smith
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Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?
May 13, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
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Tired of the Media Promoting Atheism in the Name of Science?
May 17, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
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Earth’s Atmosphere Demonstrates Stunning Biocentric Fine-Tuning
May 17, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
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From Non-Life to Life via Natural Forces Alone?
May 18, 2022 Evolution News & Science Today
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