Evolution Diary

A shark with the ugly proportions of the pre-historic era has surfaced near Japan offering a rare view of this denizen of the deep.The “Frilled Shark” is hardly ever seen because its habitat is 600 metres or more below the ocean surface. (…)

Sequence analyses of duplicated yolk genes of bony fishes yield new insights for their successful radiation in the oceans during the early Paleogene period. (…)

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (…)

New Haven, Conn. (…)

The Mystery of Consciousness - by Steven Pinker
Reposted from Time.com
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SCIENTISTS HAVE EXORCISED THE GHOST FROM THE MACHINE NOT because they are mechanistic killjoys but because they have amassed evidence that every aspect of consciousness can be tied to the brain. (…)