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Monthly Archives: May 2012

Amazing BBC Radio Programmes about Mass Extinction

Posted on May 15, 2012 by WykenSeagraveMay 15, 2012
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Adam Rutherford presents an amazing three-part series on extinction on UK BBC Radio 4 broadcast on Tuesdays at 11:00 and Thursdays at 21:00 (GMT+1 hour). People living in the UK can listen on the BBC iPlayer. Others might be able … Continue reading →

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Cypress family of trees reflects Earth’s supercontinent split

Posted on May 10, 2012 by WykenSeagraveMay 10, 2012
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An ancient family of trees, the cypresses, got their start on the supercontinent Pangaea before it split apart. New genetic research indicates this continental split helped shaped the evolution of these trees, which now include giant redwoods and sequoias. More … Continue reading →

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Powerful black holes slowed star formation in some galaxies

Posted on May 10, 2012 by WykenSeagraveMay 10, 2012
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A survey of galaxies using the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Herschel Space Observatory has shown that only the most powerful black holes in the early Universe were able to quench the formation of stars in their host galaxies. This finding … Continue reading →

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Big History Hits the Big Time as it reaches the Huffington Post

Posted on May 9, 2012 by WykenSeagraveMay 9, 2012
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An article entitled “Big History Hits the Big Time” appeared yesterday on the Huffington Post with a good review of its spread and some interesting responses. via Rev. Michael Dowd: Big History Hits the Big Time. … Continue reading →

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Videos demonstrate how Connie Barlow brings the Epic of Evolution to school children

Posted on May 9, 2012 by WykenSeagraveMay 9, 2012
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Watch children experience the epic of evolution in 40 steps in a fun, interactive, and highly illustrated way. Connie Barlow has been bringing this curriculum to children since 2006. It is structured as a walk back through the timeline of … Continue reading →

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First observational tests of eternal inflation theory

Posted on May 4, 2012 by WykenSeagraveMay 4, 2012
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According to eternal inflation theory, new universes bubble into existence all the time, within a space called the “multiverse”. Hiranya Peiris, a cosmologist at University College London, and her colleagues have now worked out that when bubble universes are created … Continue reading →

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Does natural selection still function in human populations?

Posted on May 1, 2012 by WykenSeagraveMay 1, 2012
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Whether and how human populations exposed to the agricultural revolution are still affected by Darwinian selection remains controversial among social scientists, biologists, and the general public. Although methods of studying selection in natural populations are well established, our understanding of … Continue reading →

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