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Our Viral Inheritance
May 17, 2013 Science, v.340, n.6134, p.820-821
viruses incorporated into vertebrate genomes may reemerge after long periods of dormancy to play a range of biological roles in their host
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More Genomes from Denisova Cave Show Mixing of Early Human Groups
May 17, 2013 Science, v.340, n.6134, p.799
analyses of three fossil samples using a powerful new method paint a complex picture of mingling among different ancient human groups
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Human Cloning Is Back
May 17, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
If you thought work on human cloning and embryonic stem cell research went out of style with the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells, watch out. The pro-cloning people, who never lost their lust for toying with human
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Evolutionists Confess to Lying
May 18, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
If lying evolved as a fitness strategy, can we believe anything an evolutionist says?
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Prosociality and Cooperation: Evolution vs. Prayer
May 19, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Cooperation exists in nature. Does that mean it evolved? Only if evolution is the sole mechanism in your toolkit.
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Tracing the roots of human morality in animals
May 21, 2013 New Scientist, n.2917, p.48
we must be careful when studying animals to learn about the origins of human traits and behaviours
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News Update/Commentary
Bird Fossil Sheds Light on How Swift and Hummingbird Flight Came to Be
May 1, 2013 Science Daily
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Earth's crust had a billion-year youthful rampage
May 7, 2013 New Scientist, n.2916
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Profiles of ocean island coral reefs controlled by sea-level history and carbonate accumulation rates
May 9, 2013 Geology, v.41
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News Update/Commentary
Small, Speedy Plant-Eater Extends Knowledge of Dinosaur Ecosystems
May 22, 2013 Science Daily
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Chronicle of Higher Ed on Nagel: Yeah, We Knew It All Along
May 17, 2013 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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Molecular Machines and the Problematic RNA World
May 20, 2013 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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Introducing a New Intelligent Design Curriculum: Discovering Intelligent Design
May 21, 2013 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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At Ball State University, Intimidation Campaign Against Physicist Gets Troubling Results
May 22, 2013 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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From Tiny Bones to Whopper Conclusions
May 20, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
It doesn’t take much to stimulate an evolutionist’s imagination. A tiny middle ear bone will do.
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Early weaning suggests Neanderthals matured faster
May 22, 2013 New Scientist, n.2918, p.16
the barium levels in a Neanderthal child's molar indicate its mother stopped breastfeeding at 14 months -- more than a year earlier than modern humans
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Shades of grey
May 22, 2013 Nature, v.497, p.410
it is risky to oversimplify science for the sake of a clear public-health message
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'Ghost' reptile lived late
May 23, 2013 Nature, v.497, p.413
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News Update/Commentary
This dinosaur ate like a falcon
May 23, 2013 CNN
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The Evolution of Penguins
May 23, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
science reporters are dancing with happy feet about a news story supposedly explaining how penguins evolved
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Roach Bait Story Highlights Abuse of Word “Evolution”
May 25, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Evolution is one of the most carelessly-used words in science, as several recent articles show. Not all change is evolution the way Darwin meant it.
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Creation Science Hall of Fame Granted 501(c)(3) Status
May 25, 2013 Forbes
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Sensational discovery: NEFU scientists have discovered a female mammoth
May 29, 2013 North-Eastern Federal University in Yakutsk
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New Feathered Dino May Be World's First Bird
May 30, 2013 Yahoo! News (Live Science)
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Creation & Earth History Museum
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Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
March 1, 2013 W. W. Norton (Penguin)
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Archaeologists Find Earliest Evidence of Humans Cooking with Fire
May 1, 2013 Discover Magazine
a cave in South Africa may be the site of the world's oldest barbecue -- and a clue to early humans' development
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Grandma's Experiences Leave a Mark on Your Genes
May 1, 2013 Discover Magazine
your ancestors' lousy childhoods or excellent adventures might change your personality, bequeathing anxiety or resilience by altering the epigenetic expressions of genes in the brain
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Ornithologist is Reshaping Ideas of How Beauty Evolves
May 1, 2013 Discover Magazine
after illness made him deaf to birdcalls, Richard Prum became the first to reconstruct the plumage of feathered dinosaurs and trace the evolution of feathers to beauty instead of flight
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Senate rejects attempt to kill Louisiana Science Act
May 13, 2013 Associated Press
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Scientists Can Agree on Things that Aren’t So
May 27, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Whenever you hear “all scientists agree” or “we now know,” it’s no guarantee a finding won’t be disputed years later. In the following examples, CEH focuses not so much on the content of the disputed subjects as the implicat
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What Is the Evidence for Feathers Before Flight?
May 28, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
Birds evolved from dinosaurs; that’s the evolutionary consensus. Let’s examine the evidence for that scenario.
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First interview with a dead man
May 29, 2013 New Scientist, n.2919, p.12
Cotard's syndrome is the belief that your brain or body has died. New Scientist has the first media interview with someone who has come out the other side.
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Nearest exoplanet to Earth may be a ghost world
May 29, 2013 New Scientist, n.2919, p.7
doubt is cast on the apparent detection last year of an Earth-like planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri B, just 4.3 light years away
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News Update/Commentary
How Turtles Got Their Shells
May 30, 2013 Science Daily
fossil of extinct South African reptile provides clues
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News Update/Commentary
Pebbly Rocks Testify to Old Streambed on Mars
May 30, 2013 Science Daily
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1 in 13 people have bendy chimp-like feet
May 30, 2013 New Scientist, n.2919, p.11
you may be walking on chimp-like feet without knowing it: at least 1 in 13 of us has feet that are specially adapted for climbing trees
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Palaeontological evidence for an Oligocene divergence between Old World monkeys and apes
May 30, 2013 Nature, v.497, p.611-614
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Palaeoanthropology: Hesitation on hominin history
May 30, 2013 Nature, v.497, p.573-574
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Footprints reveal hominin size
May 30, 2013 Nature, v.497, p.538
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Felicitous Fossils Facilitate Phylogenetic Fabling
May 31, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
here are some recent fossil finds that, whether they fit or not, are claimed to shed light on evolution
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Functional Extinction of Birds Drives Rapid Evolutionary Changes in Seed Size
May 31, 2013 Science, v.340, n.6136, p.1086-1090
local extinction of large fruit-eating birds selects for reduction of seed size in a tropical forest palm
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Lying to Yourself Helps You Lie to Others
June 1, 2013 Discover Magazine
The science of self-deceit is more than a matter of evolutionary curiosity. Sometimes, it's a question with life or death consequences.
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Master of Disaster
June 1, 2013 Discover Magazine
earthquakes and hurricanes will always wreak havoc, but risk management expert Robert Bea says the greatest tragedies result from hubris and greed
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Genetic Dating Can Fool Scientists
June 1, 2013 Creation-Evolution Headlines
The dates of some human migrations could have been much more recent than genetic data indicates. What of even older dates?
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Here's what Pangea looks like mapped with modern political borders
May 31, 2013 Gawker Media
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Discovering Intelligent Design
May 31, 2013
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The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle: A Masterpiece of Design
May 30, 2013 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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When Good Science Turns Bad: Some Potentials for Ugly Distortion
May 31, 2013 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)
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A New Look Inside the Butterfly Chrysalis
June 3, 2013 Evolution News & Views (Discovery Institute)