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Note: The content of this article was written by Dr. Jennifer Raff for her blog, Violent Metaphors. It is being rehosted here with permission. You can click on the above hyperlink to view the original and engage in the lively discussion in the comments section. In light of recent outbreaks of measles and other vaccine preventable illnesses, and the refusal of anti-vaccination ad

This Fish Crawled Out of the Water…and Into Creationists’ Nightmares

Some 375 million years ago, Tiktaalik emerged onto land. Today, explains paleontologist Neil Shubin, we're all walking around in modified fish bodies. Tiktaalik roseae, a transitional fossil showing the link between fish...and us. Courtesy of Tangled Bank Studios, LLC. We all know the Darwin fish, the car-bumper send-up of the Christian "ichthys" symbol, or Jesus fish. Unlike the Christian s

‘Indisputable’ Proof Of A New Four-Quark Particle

Using the most powerful particle collider in the world, a research group at CERN has forged a particle made of four quarks, the European organization announced yesterday. Most particles of matter in the universe today consist of two or three quarks. Over the past decade, however, particle-accelerator projects all over the world have gathered some evidence that a few different kinds of

Giant Squid Video – Giant Squid İmages

Scientists estimate that giant squid can grow up to about 60 feet (18 meters) long, including their massive tentacles. (Photo: Mark Norman) Giant Squid images, Giant Squid axon, Giant Squid found, Giant Squid discovered, Giant Squid california, Squid videos, Squid Wikipedia… On December 4, 2006, Japanese scientists videotaped this female giant squid alive. Credit: Tsunemi Kubodera of the Na

Tardigrades: Water bears in space

Tardigrades are microscopic animals commonly known as water bears In 2007, a little known creature called a tardigrade became the first animal to survive exposure to space. It prevailed over sub-zero temperatures, unrelenting solar winds and an oxygen-deprived space vacuum. On Monday, this microscopic cosmonaut has once again hitched a ride into space on the Nasa shuttle Endeavour. I

What will humans look like in 100,000 years?

A speculative look at how advanced genetic engineering technology might reshape people's faces over time. Photo: Courtesy of Nickolay Lamm The future is always unknown, especially the distant future, but that shouldn’t stop us from making educated guesses. That’s exactly what artist and researcher Nickolay Lamm did with help from Dr. Alan Kwan, who has a doctorate in computatio

Neanderthal Gene Cluster More Common in Europeans

Neanderthals are not entirely gone. Their DNA lives on within us, but more in some people than others. People of European ancestry are much more likely to have inherited a bundle of Neanderthal variants in their genome as compared to those of Asian or African descent. The genes responsible for the breakdown of lipids (fats, fat soluble vitamins and sterols among others) are particularly li

Jos luulit että jääpalamuotti on vain vedelle, katso nämä 10 nerokasta kuvaa

Kodeistamme löytyy monia esineitä, joilla ajatellaan olevan vain yksi käyttötarkoitus. Välillä kannattaa kuitenkin käyttää mielikuvitusta, niin voi keksiä uusia, hyödyllisiä arjen vinkkejä. Jääpalamuotti on yksi hyvä esimerkki tästä. Esittelenkin seuraavaksi 10 uutta tapaa käyttää jääpalamuottia. 1. Kananmuna Jos sinulla on kotona paljon kananmunia, voit estää