Natural Selection – Evolution – Genetics – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/11/science/11gene.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin This is a lengthy article about the acceleration of human evolution.
Is human evolution accelerating? – CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/12/13/evolution.speedup/index.html Scientist discover that we are evolving faster than we estimated.
Life Without Faith
http://lifewithoutfaith.com/index.php?/archives/11-The-Stem-Cell-Battle-Continues….html From the page: “A blastocyst is a three day old embryo. It only contains about 150 cells. This is much less than the skin cells you destroy every time you scratch an itch. It contains no circulatory system, no nervous systems, no respiratory system, no heart, and no brain.”
How Pond Scum Could Lead to Eco-Friendly Fabric and Paint
http://www.wired.com/science/planetearth/news/2007/10/eco_textiles Cool technology, but… From the page: “Hinestroza has been “bombarded” by military and haute-couture interest, but the production cost, currently at $10,000 a square yard, means it is likely to remain out of reach for most consumers.”
Inspiring Story
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/779704/best_video_of_the_year/ Inspiring story about how one blind young man succeeds in spite of adversity. Best Video Of The Year – Watch more amazing videos here
Our girls are not guinea pigs | Macleans.ca – Science – Health
http://www.macleans.ca/science/health/article.jsp?content=20070827_108312_108312&page=1 From the page: “It’s obvious that even in the best-case scenario, many believe there is still not enough known about the HPV vaccine to warrant mass inoculation programs.”
10K Volts from dripping water
via videosift.com MIT Professor, Walter Lewin explains how water is used to create high voltage charges of electricity. More about this remarkable process can be found here: Kelvin's Thunderstorm
… the intarnets… are slowly killing… my brain cells…
Are we real?
I'd like to challenge you to attempt to answer, using your own words or quotes (list sources), any one of the following questions by leaving your comment below: What was the beginning? Are we alone? What's the future of the cosmos? What is the nature of reality? Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 This is fascinating
25 Worlds Weirdest Animals
http://divaboo.info/ Kilroy was here.
Lunar eclipse August 2007
Image of the 2007 lunar eclipse.
Huge hole in universe surprises astronomers
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20415284/
Discovery of Vast Tail on Dying Star Promises Clues to Solar Birth
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/15/AR2007081501422.html From the page: “A slowly-dying but very fast moving star has been discovered with a tail 13 light-years long… Astronomers have long known that dying stars provide the building blocks for future one, but never before have they seen the process so vividly in action.”