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Entries from November 2006

Ancient predator had strongest bite of any fish, rivaling bite of large alligators and T. rex

November 29th, 2006 · 1 Comment

The fish with the most powerful jaws in history
Mark Henderson, Science Editor
Graphic: fangs and forces
A prehistoric Jaws that terrorised the oceans 400 million years ago had the most powerful bite of any creature yet known, scientists have discovered. (…)

Tags: Dinosaurs · General

Richard Dawkins - The Blind Watchmaker Video

November 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Full version from google video

In parts:
Richard Dawkins - The Blind Watchmaker 1
Life is not intelligently designed. It’s not designed at all. (…)

Tags: General · Videos

2 Evolution vs Creationism Documents downloads

November 28th, 2006 · No Comments

The first one is a letter from former Nobel prize winners collectively urging the Kansas State Board of Education to maintain Evolution as the single curriculum in Kansas. (…)

Tags: Downloads · General

Rise of creationism in UK schools

November 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment

Sadly that after the failure to promote Intelligent Design in US, creationists are starting to rear their heads in UK…
Isn’t it obvious to people that ID is not scientific? (…)

Tags: General · Science and Religion

New study finds some whales have human brain cells

November 28th, 2006 · No Comments

Seems like whales evolved their “intelligent human” brains seperately…
Brains of some species of whales have spindle neurons, the elongated nerve cells found in humans and some great apes and associated mostly with decision-taking and involved in higher cognitive functions like consciousness and expressing emotions, say U.S. (…)

Tags: General