Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
NEW ORLEANS - The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive ''Dumbos'' that flap earlike fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.
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Nov. 22: Naturalist Jeff Corwin documents the efforts of scientists to revive Indonesia’s critically endangered Sumatran orangutan population. (Nightly News)
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Stephen Marche pits Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species against the Biblical Genesis, 'putting two great works to the readability test', in the Toronto Star , in Analysis: Darwin vs. Genesis, a literary smackdown . He concludes: And so we are forced to the conclusion that, in almost every respect, Genesis is a better book than The Origin of Species , in the purity and intensity of its style, in...
Globe and Mail (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ambitious census of ocean life uncovers huge 'Dumbo'-eared octopus and deep-sea creatures that feast on toxic gases
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
LONDON — An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Christie's auction house said Sunday the book – one of around 1,250 copies first printed in 1859 – had been on a toilet bookshelf at a family's home in Oxford. The book will be auctioned on Tuesday, the 150th...
Computer Nerds Blog (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
pdclarry writes "A recent study by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History and Columbia University found that a piece of tuna sushi may not be tuna at all: 'A piece of tuna sushi has the potential to be an endangered species, a fraud or a health hazard,' wrote the authors. 'All three of these cases were uncovered in this study.' The study, published in PLoS ONE examined 68 samples...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
A first edition of Charles Darwin's groundbreaking Origin Of Species, which languished for years in a toilet, will go under the hammer this week, on the 150th anniversary of the book's publication.
The Age (Free subscription) | yesterday
A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal On the Origin of Species will be sold this week after it was found in a family's toilet in southern Britain, an auction house said on Sunday.
CyberDodo the Defender of Life (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
CyberDodo is sent out to sea by a rival. Upon encountering a dangerous shark, he is saved by a dolphin who will explain to him the differences between the 2 species.
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | yesterday
A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "On the Origin of Species" will be sold this week after it was found in a family's toilet in southern Britain, an auction house said Sunday.
Toronto Sun - News (Free subscription) | yesterday
An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England.
Anglican Mainstream (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Kim Trobee, editor, CitizenLink.com With the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species fast approaching, Dr. Meyer explains the holes in the theory of evolution and the magnificent ode to intelligent design. Dr. Stephen Meyer is director and senior fellow of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute. After completing undergraduate [...]
SNAIL'S TALES (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
In part 3 of this series, I attempted to feed a slug, Megapallifera mutabilis , to my "pet" planarian Bipalium adventitium . The planarian refused. In the comments, Megan P. suggested that I repeat the experiment with baby slugs. You see, as long as it is in the name of science, we can even feed babies to predators. We are collecting data here. I thought Megan's idea was worth a try, but...
Breaking News from The Birmingham News - al.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
A report released Sunday recorded 17,650 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases. The findings were the latest update on a 10-year census of marine life.
Spook And Muffin's Relaxed Politics (Free subscription) | yesterday
an – n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth and Canada. ad [...]
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Genetically modified animals may arrive as food on the shelves of supermarkets soon, and they may contain genes from other species. The U.S. government’s steps to begin the approval procedures for allowing genetically modified animals as food may result in new types of fish, cattle, or chicken that either have a higher resistance to disease or yield healthier meat. Genetically altered animals are created
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