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"There can be no such creature" - Chemistry Nobel: Daniel Shechtman

Category: Science News

The finding for which this year's Chemistry Nobel was awarded earlier today was sufficiently unexpected and counter to the orthodoxy of the time that today's prize winner was tossed out of his own research group for reporting it. His 1982 discovery has to do with...

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A challenge to my readers and fellow science bloggers!

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Many months ago, the fossil primate "Ida" was reported to the world with much fanfare, including an entire mass market book and a huge press conference, and everything else one can possibly do to announce a new fossil find. Science bloggers and others got rather...

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Harvard Confirms Scientific Misconduct by Marc Hauser

Category: I have a pitchfork and I know how to use it

I am sad to report that it is indeed confirmed by official sources that primatologist Marc Hauser engaged in several instances of what is being termed misconduct while carrying out experiments in his lab. Dean Michael Smith issued the following letter to members of the...

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What I know about Marc Hauser, the recently 'investigated' Harvard primatologist

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I know Marc Hauser, and I trust him. I worked with him for a few years as a colleague on the faculty in the Anthropology department on various administrative matters (such as graduate admission and undergraduate program development) and we taught together. We are very...

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Scientifically Speaking ....

Category: Science News

A new mammal species has been discovered in Madagascar, and is described here on Tetrapod Zoology. It is NOT a primate. Brian Switek reviews Shooting in the Wild: An Insider's Account of Making Movies in the Animal Kingdom, an important book that "an in-depth look...

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Scientia pro publica # Seven

Category: Blogospherics

This Seventh edition's theme is: "OMG, I can't believe how many submissions there are! Science is everywhere!!!!"

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New theory on Earth's Magnetic Field: Theory interesting, reporting botched

Category: Archaeology

... the interface between simplicity and complexity causes causes little balls of misunderstanding to come flying out of the mix like pieces of raw pizza dough if the guy making the pizza was the Tasmanian Devil ...

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Pretty new science news: asteroid named, chick born

Category: Science News

The 'Atiras' The first asteroid ever discovered that has an orbit completely inside the Earth's, found by an MIT Lincoln Laboratory telescope in 2003 (with multiple exposures marked in red), has been formally named Atira by its discoverers. Seven more such inner-Earth orbit (IEO) asteroids...

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Amazing Fossil Finding: Proto Whales Gave Birth on Land, not at sea

Category: Paleontology

The almost perfectly preserved female was found with an almost perfectly preserved fetus still inside her and ready to be born. A very well preserved male was also found. Shall we call this the "First Flipper Family?" ... Actually, no, let's not....

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Science News Tidbits

Category: Science News

Paleontologist reflects on Darwinian connections (PhysOrg.com) -- As the former director and chief executive of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in England, Sir Peter Crane often walked in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. Peanuts tainted with metal fragments (AP) -- The government acknowledged Friday...

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