Posts Tagged ‘Evolution’

From Wired:
1. Sea mammal blowhole: Any animal that spends appreciable time in the ocean should be able to extract oxygen from water via gills. Enlarging the lungs and moving a nostril to the back of the head is a poor work-around.
2. Hyena clitoris: When engorged, this “pseudopenis,” which doubles as the birth canal, becomes so [...]

Richard Dawkin’s new book, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution is scheduled to be released on September 29th.

And another piece of the Jenga-like Intelligent Design monstrosity is removed. Watch it crumble under the weight of a transitional fossil!
Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old human ancestor. Discovered in Messel Pit, Germany, the fossil, described as Darwinius masillae, is 20 times older than most fossils that explain human evolution.
Known as “Ida,” the fossil is a [...]

Sorry, this is a little stale, but I’m still catching up. Srsly, if you don’t believe in evolution, stop going to the doctor and pray yourself well, unless, that is, you don’t truly believe…

In a worldwide survey of 50 populations, a team of geneticists has identified many fingerprints of natural selection in the human genome. These are sites on the genome where specific sequences of DNA show signs of having become more common in the population, presumably because they helped their owners adapt to new climates, diseases or [...]

This is HI-larious!!!

Feb. 27, Seattle Atheists will be hosting a field trip to the Pacific Science Center to see the exhibit, Lucy’s Legacy. More information will be posted.