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Female Genitalia Carvings Are Europe's Oldest Rock Art

Posted 05.14.2012

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By: Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 05/14/2012 03:09 PM EDT on LiveScience The oldest rock art ever found in Europe revea...

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WATCH: Fire Ants Link To Form Unsinkable Raft

The Huffington Post | Steven Hoffer | Posted 06.26.2011

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Not even a pool of water can put out these fire ants. Scientists in Georgia have filmed incredible video showing how South American fire ants link ...

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New Stanford Study Exposes Lack of Credibility and Expertise Among Climate Skeptics

James Hoggan | Posted 05.25.2011

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James Hoggan

This study from Stanford has documented yet again the total lack of credibility and expertise among climate skeptics, yet as long as Fox News and talk radio exist, the public will continue to be duped.

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Wind Energy Solution: Wires Across the Water

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Chameides

The solution to a perplexing and complicated problem -- supplying continuous energy from a variable source -- could have a fairly simple solution: make connections, create a network, share the resource. Sound familiar?

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Intelligent Design's Coffin Is Still Empty

Karl Giberson, Ph.D | Posted 05.25.2011

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Karl Giberson, Ph.D

If the scientific community wants to dislodge Intelligent Design, they need to start by admitting that their efforts have been an abysmal failure so far.

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Intelligent Design: Scientifically and Religiously Bankrupt

Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D.

In case you had any doubt, the last nail was just placed in the coffin of intelligent design (ID). And, in case you had any doubt, that last nail joins many others that have been in place for quite some time.

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Too Darn Hot: Climate Change, Heat Stress, Human Life

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Chameides

According to the authors of a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences there is a definite possibility that global warming could raise temperatures enough to be fatal to humans.

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San Francisco's Characteristic Fog Thins By A Third Due To Climate Change

Telegraph | Richard Alleyne | Posted 05.25.2011

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The coastal fog along the Californian coast has declined by a third over the past 100 years -- the equivalent of three hours cover a day, new research...

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Mutant Genes Key To Living To 100: Researchers

BBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that prevents cells from ageing, researchers say....

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Shar-pei Wrinkles Explained By Dog Geneticists

BBC News | Jonathan Amos | Posted 05.25.2011

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Just how did the Shar-pei get its famous wrinkled appearance? Scientists who have analysed the genetics of 10 pedigree dog breeds believe they now ha...

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