The Human Dynasty

In The Faith Instinct, Nicholas Wade argues that in early human societies religion evolved as the best solution to lawlessness and warfare

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publishing of On the Origin of Species, Michele Guieu puts together a show, “Lucy, Darwin and Me,” that celebrates our origins and biodiversity, and evokes the years she spent in Africa, including the trips she took to the Sahara desert with her geologist father and her biologist mother. Michele’s time in Africa coincided with the discovery of the skeleton known as Lucy, the oldest hominid found at the time and named for the Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” (PRWeb Nov 25, 2009)

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(Santa Fe Institute) Darwin suggested that the action of natural selection can produce new species, but 150 years after the publication of “On the Origin of Species” debate continues on the mechanisms of speciation. New research finds sexual selection to greatly enlarge the scope for adaptive speciation by triggering a positive feedback between mate choice and ecological diversification that can eventually eliminate gene flow between species.

A first edition of Charles Darwin’s seminal “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.

English Heritage launch an appeal to trace Charles Darwin’s missing Galapagos notebook.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSTX), a leading provider of wireless solutions that enable the evolution of next-generation fixed and mobile broadband networks, today announced president and CEO Harald Braun has been awarded the prestigious title of International Telecom CEO of the Year 2009 by IT & Telecom Digest at the Eight Nigerian Information Technology & Telecom Awards. The awards are selected based on public votes, overseen by a panel of industry judges.

NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ — In a move designed to inject the agency’s strategic and creative thinking with a shot of authenticity, insight and analysis, Adrenalina, a leading multicultural advertising and marketing agency that is part of the MDC Partners network, announced today the creation of the Adrenalina Human Sciences Institute (AHSI).

Death is no barrier to New Scientist. 150 years after the publication of On the Origin of Species, we have obtained an interview with its author*

(Max-Planck-Gesellschaft) Researchers reconstruct the evolution of bat migration with the aid of a mathematical model.

Hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies – suggesting the risk factors for heart disease may be ancient, researchers say.
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