During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Church persecuted Galileo for espousing the view that the Sun, not the Earth, lies at the centre of the … The Inquisition of Climate ScienceRead more
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The Myth of the Sole Inventor
The theory of patent law is based on the idea that a lone genius can solve problems that stump the experts, and that the lone … The Myth of the Sole InventorRead more
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New Nucleotides Identified in Human DNA
In high school science, we were taught of the four basic units that make up DNA — adenine, guanine, thymine and cytosine. When scientists talk … New Nucleotides Identified in Human DNARead more
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Turtles and lizards had a close common ancestor
Turtles should sit on the same branch of the tree of life as lizards, according to a genetic analysis that could clear up a long-standing … Turtles and lizards had a close common ancestorRead more
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Biological complexity
Why are we so complicated? You might imagine that we’ve evolved that way because it conveys adaptive benefits. But a study published by Nature1 today … Biological complexityRead more
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Human history in a single genome
“You can take a single person’s genome and learn an entire population’s history from it,” says David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School in … Human history in a single genomeRead more
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Neutrino’s quick change
There was big news on the neutrino front last week, when the Japanese T2K (Tokai to Kamioka) experiment announced the first evidence (PDF) of a … Neutrino’s quick changeRead more
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Snakes aren’t just legless lizards
Snakes aren’t just lizards without any legs. But a curious group of long, legless lizards look suspiciously like snakes themselves. Also known as “worm lizards” … Snakes aren’t just legless lizardsRead more
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Dawn reached Vesta
An unmanned NASA probe made history 117 million miles from Earth on Saturday (July 16) when it arrived at the huge asteroid Vesta, making it … Dawn reached VestaRead more
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Salvadoran Activist Killed After Protesting Mining Project In El Salvador, an environmental activist has been killed after speaking out against a mining project in a … NewsRead more