Showing posts with label evolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label evolution. Show all posts
29 January 2015

Understanding Science, Embracing Religion

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A study by Timothy L. O'Brien at the University of Evansville finds that deeply religious people understand and even accept the practic...
13 January 2015

Studying the Actual Size of Undersea Giants

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A group of scientists have decided to study and analyze the body size of 25 marine species. These species include the Great White Shark, th...
28 August 2014

Walking Fish Polypterus Senegalus Offers Glimpse At Evolution

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Scientists are studying Polypterus Senegalus, a fish that can move in land, to understand how ancient organisms managed to jump from swimmi...
07 May 2014

Dinosaurs Survived By Shrinking

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A study by scientists from Oxford University and the Royal Ontario Museum suggest that dinosaurs survived by shrinking their bodies eventua...
14 January 2014

375 Million Year Old Fossil Show Evolution Of Hind Legs Started As Enhanced Fish Fins

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The discovery of new fossil samples of a 375 million year old fish show that the development of hind legs happened before vertebrates trans...
02 October 2013

Fossilized Pollen Suggests Flowering Plants Evolved 250 Million Years Ago

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Fossilized pollen from the Triassic Period 250 million years ago Credit: University of Zürich Using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy...
13 September 2013

Darwin's Evolution Through Natural Selection Consistent With Cambrian Explosion

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This image shows marine life during the Cambrian explosion (~520 million years ago). A giant Anomalocaris investigates a trilobite, while...
12 September 2013

Presence of Atmosphere and Water on Saturn Moon Titan Provides Deeper Understanding on Evolution of Life on Earth

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At a symposium presented by the American Chemical Society, "Chemical Frontiers in Solar System Exploration", scientists have gat...
18 October 2012

Study Shows Proof That Moon Was Formed From Early Earth Collision With Planetary Body

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Scientists believe that the moon was formed when a Mars sized planet called Theia (in Greek mythology the mother of the moon Selene) collid...
16 October 2012

Intelligence of Certain Species Linked To Evolution of Body Size Not Brain Size

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Conventional scientific belief is that the evolution of intelligence is directly linked to the size of the brain relative to the size of th...
30 August 2012

Japan Space Agency JAXA To Launch Spacecraft Hayabusa 2 To Rendezvous With Asteroid

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Artist rendition of Hayabusa 2 departing from Earth Credit: Hayabusa 2 project The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan...
29 August 2012

Astronomers Find Building Blocks of Life in Young Binary Star IRAS 16293-2422

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This image shows an artist’s impression of glycolaldehyde molecules, showing glycolaldehyde’s molecular structure (C 2 H 4 O 2 ). Carbon ...
31 May 2012

Changes To Three Sections of DNA, SOX4, SOX11, and SOX5, Led To Evolution of the Human Brain

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When living cells divide, it is critical that the replicated cell be an exact copy of the original. This is what DNA does. Short for Deoxyr...
17 May 2012

Heliconius Butterflies Survive By Acquiring and Sharing Genetic Data From Other Species

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Common Postman (Heliconius melpomene) A species is a group of organisms that can interbreed in nature to produce a fertile offspring. It...
20 April 2012

Older Than Estimated - Genome Show Polar Bear Existed 600,000 Years Ago.

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The polar bear is the world's largest land carnivore. It is also the largest bear. An adult male weighs around 350–680 kiloggrams (770–...