Murder 'comes naturally' to chimpanzees

A major study suggests that killing among chimpanzees results from normal competition, not human interference.

Scientific Paradoxes are Omens of Advance

Note comment #4, which quotes Ernest Rutherford.

At Beachcombing's Bizarre History Blog

Being the Big Baboon on Campus is a Stressful Business

In the hardscrabble world of a baboon troop, being the alpha male has its perks: power, food, ample opportunities to woo the ladies. But all that status brings with it a great deal of stress, a new study shows, as the alpha male constantly scrambles to stay atop the social pyramid. The life of ( Read more... )

At Starts With A Bang

Urban Dictionary's Word of the Day

Definition: The manipulation of scientific data to provide evidence for intelligence design

Via Skepchick.

Did the discovery of cooking make us human?

Great column by haddayr.

Why do media report 'the other side' of scientific fact?

Extinct Goat Tried out Reptilian, Cold-Blooded Living (It Didn’t Work)

Via Skepchick

Judge clears way for dinosaur park to be seized

A federal judge has cleared the way for the government's seizure of a creationism theme park in Pensacola owned by a couple convicted of tax fraud ( Read more... )