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The Yellowstone region is an ancient supervolcano that will one day erupt again, scientists say. It’ll be a colossal event that destroys life for hun [ Read More ] »
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Spotted owls and humpback whales grab headlines, but plant life is under siege as well — even fruits and vegetables that humans have been growing for [ Read More ] »
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Despite the fact that President Clinton set aside 7 million acres of forest for owl habitat, the northern spotted owl population is still peril. So the government is using another, very controversial [ Read More ] »
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Have you ever known someone who is intelligent but still makes astonishingly stupid decisions again and again? According to a recently published study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychol [ Read More ] »
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Evolutionary theory tells us life evolves at a sedate pace, as an old species transforms into a new one over the course of millions (or at least hundreds of thousands) of year. Yet the fossil records [ Read More ] »
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This video of a "ghetto science" experiment can help people understand why smoking isn't such a good idea. Filmed in one take and completely produced in under an hour (also notice the music -- Moz [ Read More ] »
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Exploring life in the North Atlantic Ocean at various depths of 800 to 3,500 metres, a team of 31 scientists are returning from a five-week scientific expedition which has surfaced a wealth of new in [ Read More ] »
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Around the world, a handful of scientists are trying to create life from scratch and they're getting closer. Experts expect an announcement within three to 10 years from someone in the now little-kn [ Read More ] »
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Researchers have long been mystified by the defensive behaviors exhibited by California ground squirrels, Spermophilus beecheyi, when confronted by venomous rattlesnakes. The furry animals not only k [ Read More ] »
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For the first time, scientists have completely transformed a species of bacteria into another species by transplanting its complete set of DNA. The achievement marks a significant step toward the con [ Read More ] »
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There comes a time in every debunker’s life when they are threatened with a lawsuit. It’s the bar mitzvah of skepticism. The story is generally the same. Skeptic writes an article debunking some form [ Read More ] »
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Creationist will soon be running for cover as the researchers and scientists are getting very close to creating artificial life. Some of the estimates predict that they are just 3 to 10 years away fr [ Read More ] »
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