Footballer facing action over Facebook threat
A local footballer is in hot water after allegedly threatening to ‘skull drag’ a girl’s head throughSee it on Scoop.it, via Humans Being
View ArticleEnzymes grow artificial DNA
Synthetic strands with different backbones replicate and evolve just like the real thing.See it on Scoop.it, via Humans Being
View ArticleThis isn't over. Not by a long shot. - The Drum Opinion (Australian...
On Monday afternoon a suburban street in Logan, south of Brisbane, was torn apart by racial violence. Fragile peace has returned but Melissa Lucashenko predicts it won't last long.See it on Scoop.it,...
View Article"FireFly" spaceships to begin exploring asteroids in 2015
Asteroid-mining company Deep Space Industries has just announced plans to launch a fleet of "FireFly" spacecraft as soon as 2015. Their mission? Find asteroids, rich with valuable metals, that could...
View ArticleDigging for humanity's origins - Louise Leakey
Louise Leakey asks, "Who are we?" The question takes her to the Rift Valley in Eastern Africa, where she digs for the evolutionary origins of humankind -- and suggests a stunning new vision of our...
View ArticleA List of Sects in Hinduism
Only Christianity and Islam have more adherents worldwide than Hinduism, and in India, the country where it originated, Hinduism has the most adherents. Owing in part to its age -- it dates to 1500...
View ArticleAre There Denominations or Sects of Buddhism?
Buddhism is centered around the teachings of the Buddha, an Indian man named Siddhartha who achieved enlightenment around 2,500 years ago while sitting under a bodhi tree. The main goals of all ...See...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: Islamic cleric rapes, tortures, kills daughter, pays fine
In Saudi Arabia an Islamic cleric who admits to raping, torturing and killing his daughter received a fine but no jail time for his heinous crime. Saudi media rLuc Laika Hook Walker's insight:I'm not...
View ArticleJupiter's Moon Europa May Be the Best Place to Search for Life
Astronomers are coming to believe that some of the solar system's moons might be more likely places to search for life than Mars. One of Jupiter's four large moons, Europa, is the leading...
View ArticlePascal's Wager Be Damned:
Why the Abdication of Pope Benedict XVI Means the End of Catholic Moral Immunity TheAngryindian 02.18.2013 ‘The supremacy of White values is stated with such violence, the victorious confrontation...
View ArticlePredictable evolution trumps randomness of mutations
Separate bacteria populations may respond to environmental changes in identical ways.Luc Laika Hook Walker's insight:Far out! I was thinking about just this thing last night! I was wondering about...
View ArticleHiggs Boson Discovery = Cosmic Doomsday? : DNews
New calculations by physicists characterizing the Higgs particle shows the Universe may have a sell-by date.Luc Laika Hook Walker's insight:“Essentially, the universe wants to be in different state...
View ArticleStone Age Women Endured Regular Violence : DNews
One in six skulls recovered from a Neolithic site in Scandinavia reveals signs of everyday violence.See it on Scoop.it, via Humans Being
View Article100PercentAmerican.pdf
Luc Laika Hook Walker's insight:We need an Aussie bogan version of this! Brilliant. Syncretism is the norm.See it on Scoop.it, via Humans Being
View Article2 Cell Studies Reveal Genetic Variation Driving Human Evolution
A pair of studies published by Cell Press on February 14th in the journal Cell sheds new light on genetic variation that may have played a key role in human ...See it on Scoop.it, via Humans Being
View ArticleDid Rabbits Kill the Neanderthals?
Neanderthals’ fate was sealed when they passed on a rabbit-rich diet, according to new research.Luc Laika Hook Walker's insight:"it IS the rabbit!"See it on Scoop.it, via Humans Being
View ArticleViking Sunstone Found In British Shipwreck
A Viking sunstone may have been found in a British shipwreck, according to scientists. They believe the crystal is the first real evidence of the ancient peoples’ mythical navigation aid.See it on...
View ArticleFor Perfect Teeth, Start Hunting and Gathering
The shift from a hunter-gatherer to agriculture-based lifestyle might be responsible for some dental problems, research suggests.See it on Scoop.it, via Humans Being
View ArticleSeeing Sounds, Hearing Colors: Good for Survival?
Why have the genes behind synesthesia, a condition with a higher incidence among artists, survived throughout human history?Luc Laika Hook Walker's insight:“in synesthesia, there are excessive...
View ArticleResearch | Research news | The benefits of social grooming
Researchers found that in chimpanzees the hormone oxytocin is likely to play a key role in maintaining social relations with both kin and non-kin cooperation partnersSee it on Scoop.it, via Humans Being
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