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Charles Darwin: Writing Origin 'like confessing a murder'

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*

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Charles Darwin: Writing Origin ‘like confessing a murder’

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*

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We're off then: The evolution of bat migration

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

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The Center for Science Writings presents 'The Evolution of God,' Dec. 2

(Stevens Institute of Technology) The Center for Science Writings at Stevens Institute of Technology will present “The Evolution of God,” a talk by Robert Wright, journalist and founder, Bloggingheads.tv, Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the Babbio Center for Technology Management, Room 122. The event is free and open to the public and the media.

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We’re off then: The evolution of bat migration

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

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Language gene not that different

The FOXP2 "language gene" in humans is barely different from the one in chimpanzees, but has massively different effects.
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Heart disease has been around for some time

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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‘Missing link’ Ida lacks evolutionary insights

A new study dismisses a beautifully preserved fossil’s usefulness, suggesting it is surprisingly uninformative about primate evolution

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Pickled evidence for evolution

Animal specimens preserved in jars look Victorian, but the images in Evidence of Evolution show there’s still nothing better for studying new species

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Pickled evidence for evolution

Animal specimens preserved in jars look Victorian, but the images in Evidence of Evolution show there’s still nothing better for studying new species

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