http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/-t1.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:11 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/prosilver/site_logo.gif http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/-t1.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/obesity-and-cancer-t3955.htm SamCogar WASHINGTON - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year — and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday. In July, federal and other researchers estimated that obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10 percent of all medical spending in the United States or an estimated $147 billion a year. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33683092/ns/health-cancer/ Science Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:06:11 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/obesity-and-cancer-t3955.htm#37154 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/obesity-and-cancer-t3955.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/is-this-more-junk-science-t3954.htm SamCogar From their very first days, the cries of newborns already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, scientists now find. French newborns tend to cry with rising melody patterns, slowly increasing in pitch from the beginning to the end, whereas German newborns seem to prefer falling melody patterns, findings that are both consistent with differences between the languages. This suggests infants begin picking up elements of language in the womb, long before their first babble ... Science Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:03:34 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/is-this-more-junk-science-t3954.htm#37153 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/is-this-more-junk-science-t3954.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/a-classic-polystrate-fossil-t3921.htm Armon Ayers Missing Link Here]]> Science Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:47:15 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/a-classic-polystrate-fossil-t3921.htm#37037 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/a-classic-polystrate-fossil-t3921.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/ida-is-a-lie-duh-t3920.htm Armon Ayers The missing Link is still missing...]]> Science Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:24:31 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/ida-is-a-lie-duh-t3920.htm#37034 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/ida-is-a-lie-duh-t3920.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/well-duh-its-called-learning-t3913.htm SamCogar Adults with little Internet experience show changes in their brain activity after just one week online, a new study finds. The results suggest Internet training can stimulate neural activation patterns and could potentially enhance brain function and cognition in older adults. As the brain ages, a number of structural and functional changes occur, including atrophy, or decay, reductions in cell activity and increases in complex things like deposits of amyloid plaques and tau tangles, ... Science Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:14:48 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/well-duh-its-called-learning-t3913.htm#37014 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/well-duh-its-called-learning-t3913.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-final-proof-that-dinosaurs-were-ancestral-to-birds-t3868.htm SamCogar A feathered dinosaur unearthed in a Chinese quarry has added another solid piece of evidence to the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs. The newly uncovered fossil of the species Anchiornis huxleyi dates from the Late Jurassic period, 151-161 million years ago, and therefore predates the earliest known bird, the Archaeopteryx. Paleontologists say this represents the final proof that dinosaurs were ancestral to birds. “Drawing the tree of life, it’s fairly obvious that feathers arose before ... Science Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:51:51 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-final-proof-that-dinosaurs-were-ancestral-to-birds-t3868.htm#36811 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-final-proof-that-dinosaurs-were-ancestral-to-birds-t3868.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-angry-evolutionist-t3862.htm SamCogar What would be evidence against evolution, and very strong evidence at that, would be the discovery of even a single fossil in the wrong geological stratum. As J.B.S. Haldane famously retorted when asked to name an observation that would disprove the theory of evolution, "Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian!" No such rabbits, no authentically anachronistic fossils of any kind, have ever been found. All the fossils that we have, and there are very very many indeed, occur, without a single ... Science Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:39:58 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-angry-evolutionist-t3862.htm#36760 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-angry-evolutionist-t3862.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/ten-things-we-don-t-understand-about-humans-t3710.htm SamCogar Ten things we don't understand about humans We belong to a remarkably quirky species. Despite our best efforts, some of our strangest foibles still defy explanation But as science probes deeper into these eccentricities, it is becoming clear that behaviours and attributes that seem frivolous at first glance often go to the heart of what it means to be human. http://www.newscientist.com/special/ten-mysteries-of-you They still defy explanation simply because people refuse ... Science Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:57:54 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/ten-things-we-don-t-understand-about-humans-t3710.htm#36001 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/ten-things-we-don-t-understand-about-humans-t3710.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/human-ingenuity-pushed-back-another-50000-years-t3689.htm SamCogar Early humans crossed a threshold around 75,000 years ago, when they started painting symbols, carving patterns and making jewelry. A new study found they also began to use fire to make tools around that time. Until now, this complex, multi-step process for tool making was only known to occur as recently as 25,000 years ago in Europe. But the new findings show this breakthrough occurred much earlier, and in Africa, not Europe. By heating up stones in a fire before chipping away at ... Science Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:21:59 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/human-ingenuity-pushed-back-another-50000-years-t3689.htm#35887 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/human-ingenuity-pushed-back-another-50000-years-t3689.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/warp-speed-t3657.htm SamCogar Stars in a distant galaxy move at stunning speeds — greater than 1 million mph, astronomers have revealed. These hyperactive stars move at about twice the speed of our sun through the Milky Way, because their host galaxy is very massive, yet strangely compact. The scene, which has theorists baffled, is 11 billion light-years away. It is the first time motions of individual stars have been measured in a galaxy so distant. While the stars' swiftness is notable, stars in other galaxies ... Science Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:37:42 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/warp-speed-t3657.htm#35737 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/warp-speed-t3657.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/transparency-at-obama-s-epa-t3516.htm Aaron So much so that one of President Barack Obama's first acts was a memo to agencies demanding new transparency in government, and science. The nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Lisa Jackson, joined in, exclaiming, "As administrator, I will ensure EPA's efforts to address the environmental crises of today are rooted in three fundamental values: science-based policies and program, adherence to the rule of law, and overwhelming transparency." In case anyone missed ... Science Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:48:00 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/transparency-at-obama-s-epa-t3516.htm#34899 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/transparency-at-obama-s-epa-t3516.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/forgotten-evolutionist-lives-in-darwin-s-shadow-t3482.htm SamCogar SANTUBONG, Malaysia — As he trudges past chest-high ferns and butterflies the size of saucers, George Beccaloni scours a jungle hilltop overlooking the South China Sea for signs of a long-forgotten Victorian-era scientist. He finds what he's looking for: an abandoned, two-story guest house, its doors missing and ceiling caved in. "Excellent. This is the actual spot," he yells. It is on this site, in a long-gone thatched hut, that Alfred Russel Wallace is believed ... Science Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:19:51 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/forgotten-evolutionist-lives-in-darwin-s-shadow-t3482.htm#34695 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/forgotten-evolutionist-lives-in-darwin-s-shadow-t3482.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/could-the-orang-utan-be-our-closest-relative-t3457.htm SamCogar THESE days, we tend to accept without question that humans are "the third chimpanzee". The term, coined by author Jared Diamond, refers to the notion that our closest relatives are the two chimpanzee species - the common chimp and the bonobo. But could we actually be "the second orang" - more closely related to orang-utans than chimps? That is the controversial claim made this week by Jeffrey Schwartz of the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and John Grehan of ... Science Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:21:34 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/could-the-orang-utan-be-our-closest-relative-t3457.htm#34567 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/could-the-orang-utan-be-our-closest-relative-t3457.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/aztec-temple-promises-yield-of-antiquitys-great-treasures-t3403.htm SamCogar Aztec temple promises to yield one of antiquity’s great treasures Archaeologists working amid the smog and din of Mexico City may be on the verge of unlocking an extraordinary time capsule. The leaders of a team exploring a site opened up by earthquake damage believe that they have found the first tomb of an Aztec ruler. If they are right the site may yield one of the great treasures of antiquity, the sort of haul that fires the imagination of people far beyond academic circles. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article6474037.ece ... Science Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:19:22 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/aztec-temple-promises-yield-of-antiquitys-great-treasures-t3403.htm#34170 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/aztec-temple-promises-yield-of-antiquitys-great-treasures-t3403.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/possibly-found-the-chemical-origin-of-life-t3270.htm SamCogar An English chemist has found the hidden gateway to the RNA world, the chemical milieu from which the first forms of life are thought to have emerged on earth some 3.8 billion years ago. Miracle explained? The miracle seems now to have been explained. In the article in Nature, Dr. Sutherland and his colleagues Matthew W. Powner and Béatrice Gerland report that they have taken the same starting chemicals used by others but have caused them to react in a different order and in different ... Science Thu, 14 May 2009 12:40:53 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/possibly-found-the-chemical-origin-of-life-t3270.htm#33364 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/possibly-found-the-chemical-origin-of-life-t3270.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/out-of-africa-in-the-other-direction-t3259.htm SamCogar Research by geneticists and archaeologists has allowed them to trace the origins of modern homo sapiens back to a single group of people who managed to cross from the Horn of Africa and into Arabia. From there they went on to colonise the rest of the world. Homo sapiens, known casually as "modern humans", are thought to have first evolved around 195,000 years ago in east Africa – the earliest remains from that time were uncovered near the Omo River in Ethiopia. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5299351/African-tribe-populated-rest-of-the-world.html ... Science Tue, 12 May 2009 11:00:48 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/out-of-africa-in-the-other-direction-t3259.htm#33333 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/out-of-africa-in-the-other-direction-t3259.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/set-to-reveal-the-missing-link-in-human-evolution-t3250.htm SamCogar The BBC has made an extraordinary new documentary, presented by Sir David Attenborough, which will reveal the discovery of a fossilised skeleton that may be a vital ‘missing link’ in human evolution. The 90-minute programme is top secret but The Mail on Sunday has learned from sources in America that the results of the study on which it is based will be revealed by a team of scientists and broadcasters in New York on May 19. The centrepiece of the programme is the unveiling of the first-ever ... Science Sun, 10 May 2009 13:48:08 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/set-to-reveal-the-missing-link-in-human-evolution-t3250.htm#33277 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/set-to-reveal-the-missing-link-in-human-evolution-t3250.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/wow-a-live-missing-link-has-been-found-t3184.htm SamCogar Great Lakes sinkholes a window to ancient life Bacteria at bottom of Lake Huron's Thunder Bay recalls period of 300 million years ago Researchers found that the purple bacteria can photosynthesize as easily in sulfur-rich water as they can in freshwater, an ability suited to the dim and sulfur-rich conditions of shallow, primeval seas that existed billions of years ago. "We see this as a peek into the ancient world," said research ecologist Bopaiah Biddanda of Grand Valley ... Science Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:43:29 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/wow-a-live-missing-link-has-been-found-t3184.htm#33033 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/wow-a-live-missing-link-has-been-found-t3184.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/another-missing-link-found-t3153.htm SamCogar NEW YORK — Scientists say they've found a "missing link" in the early evolution of seals and walruses — the skeleton of a web-footed, otter-like creature that was evolving away from a life on land. Those feet and other anatomical features show an early step on the way to developing flippers and other adaptations for a life in the sea, the scientists said. One expert called it "a fantastic discovery" that fills a crucial gap in the fossil record. The 23 million-year-old ... Science Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:56:08 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/another-missing-link-found-t3153.htm#32915 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/another-missing-link-found-t3153.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cure-for-honey-bee-colony-collapse-t3101.htm SamCogar ScienceDaily (Apr. 14, 2009) — For the first time, scientists have isolated the parasite Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) from professional apiaries suffering from honey bee colony depopulation syndrome. They then went on to treat the infection with complete success. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414084627.htm Science Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:33:30 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cure-for-honey-bee-colony-collapse-t3101.htm#32561 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cure-for-honey-bee-colony-collapse-t3101.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/new-life-form-found-under-1000-of-antarctia-glacier-t3108.htm SamCogar A living time capsule of sorts has been found buried under hundreds of feet of Antarctic ice — a colony of microbes that have been sealed off from the rest of the world for more than 1.5 million years. The finding, detailed in the April 17 issue of the journal Science, could serve as a model for how life might survive on icy planets elsewhere in the galaxy. The microbes, which live without light or oxygen, were detected in meltwater flowing out from Taylor Glacier, one of the outlet ... Science Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:06:58 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/new-life-form-found-under-1000-of-antarctia-glacier-t3108.htm#32635 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/new-life-form-found-under-1000-of-antarctia-glacier-t3108.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/another-two-points-scored-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory-t3095.htm SamCogar To investigate whether early hominins were more like modern humans or chimpanzees, DeSilva analyzed the ankle bones in fossils of human ancestors at various times from 1.5 million to 4 million years ago. He discovered that early humans during this span have dorsiflexion ranges similar to those of modern humans, and couldn't have climbed trees in quite the same way as chimps do, if they climbed at all. "Frankly, I thought I was going to find that early humans would be quite capable, ... Science Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:58:30 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/another-two-points-scored-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory-t3095.htm#32519 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/another-two-points-scored-for-the-aquatic-ape-theory-t3095.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/snookered-again-by-conclusion-jumpers-t3074.htm SamCogar The Antarctic Ozone Hole is said to be caused only by Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s). According to this new study, perhaps not. Correlation between Cosmic Rays and Ozone Depletion Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada Abstract: This Letter reports reliable satellite data in the period of 1980–2007 covering two full 11-yr cosmic ray (CR) cycles, clearly showing the correlation between CRs and ozone depletion, especially the ... Science Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:32:10 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/snookered-again-by-conclusion-jumpers-t3074.htm#32335 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/snookered-again-by-conclusion-jumpers-t3074.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/why-money-messes-with-your-mind-t2984.htm ziggy Our relationship with money has many facets. Some people seem addicted to accumulating it, while others can't help maxing out their credit cards and find it impossible to save for a rainy day. As we come to understand more about money's effect on us, it is emerging that some people's brains can react to it as they would to a drug, while to others it is like a friend. Some studies even suggest that the desire for money gets cross-wired with our appetite for food. And, of course, because having ... Science Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:41:28 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/why-money-messes-with-your-mind-t2984.htm#31780 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/why-money-messes-with-your-mind-t2984.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-perfect-storm-90-seconds-from-catastrophe-t2980.htm SamCogar Now I want to warn everyone, ...... the article from which the following was extracted ....... is Rated SAH (Scary as Hell). So don't ya be reading it if such things keep you from sleeping at night. The "perfect storm" - 90 seconds from catastrophe The report outlines the worst case scenario for the US. The "perfect storm" is most likely on a spring or autumn night in a year of heightened solar activity - something like 2012. Around the equinoxes, the orientation ... Science Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:03:21 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-perfect-storm-90-seconds-from-catastrophe-t2980.htm#31769 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-perfect-storm-90-seconds-from-catastrophe-t2980.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/digital-prosthesis-with-built-in-usb-drive-t2965.htm ohio county http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2323937.ece

Check it out]]> Science Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:50:28 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/digital-prosthesis-with-built-in-usb-drive-t2965.htm#31660 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/digital-prosthesis-with-built-in-usb-drive-t2965.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/star-party-t2959.htm sodbuster http://www.greenbankstarquest.org/index.html Well my son in NC is an amateur astronomer and he sent me a heads up on this. I thought some might be interested. I am gonna try to go at least for part of it. For those offended by Science, lots of other interesting stuff to do nearby. Cass scenic RR, Spruce Knob, Snowshoe, Durbin RR, etc. Sorry I just couldnt resist... Science Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:54:35 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/star-party-t2959.htm#31605 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/star-party-t2959.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/truce-declared-in-war-on-science-t2535.htm sodbuster http://www.scienceprogress.org/2008/11/science-under-obama/ This is, for me, one of the most important changes we will see with the Obama Administration. "But let’s look in a little more detail about what American science can expect from president Obama. First, Obama’s answers to ScienceDebate2008 show that he will not allow the “war on science” perpetrated under George W. Bush to continue. Scientists—especially those in the government’s employ—can look forward to an administration ... Science Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:01:13 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/truce-declared-in-war-on-science-t2535.htm#27842 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/truce-declared-in-war-on-science-t2535.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/water-on-mars-t2818.htm Armon Ayers

Does this prove that there is water--or dogs--on Mars?]]> Science Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:22:49 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/water-on-mars-t2818.htm#30172 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/water-on-mars-t2818.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/global-warmingsts-won-t-like-this-t2793.htm SamCogar Arctic Sea Ice Underestimated for Weeks Due to Faulty Sensor Feb. 20, 2009 (Bloomberg) -- A glitch in satellite sensors caused scientists to underestimate the extent of Arctic sea ice by 500,000 square kilometers (193,000 square miles), a California- size area, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center said. The error, due to a problem called “sensor drift,” began in early January and caused a slowly growing underestimation of sea ice extent until mid-February. That’s when “puzzled ... Science Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:20:20 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/global-warmingsts-won-t-like-this-t2793.htm#30002 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/global-warmingsts-won-t-like-this-t2793.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/fossil-sheds-light-on-great-ape-ancestry-t2747.htm SamCogar Researchers in Barcelona, Spain, say they have uncovered a relatively complete fossil of one of the earliest great apes, the category that includes human beings. A report published today in the journal Science describes the new species, Pierolapithecus catalaunicas, which lived between 12.5 million and 13 million years ago. Apes diverged from monkeys near the beginning of the Miocene epoch about 25 million years ago. As long ago as 19 million years ago, the great apes then parted ways with the ... Science Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:49:08 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/fossil-sheds-light-on-great-ape-ancestry-t2747.htm#29735 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/fossil-sheds-light-on-great-ape-ancestry-t2747.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/fact-human-evolve-missing-links-not-needed-for-proof-t2723.htm SamCogar They Don't Make Homo Sapiens Like They Used To Our species—and individual races—have recently made big evolutionary changes to adjust to new pressures For decades the consensus view—among the public as well as the world’s preeminent biologists—has been that human evolution is over. Since modern Homo sapiens emerged 50,000 years ago, “natural selection has almost become irrelevant” to us, the influential Harvard paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould proclaimed. “There have been no biological ... Science Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:52:59 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/fact-human-evolve-missing-links-not-needed-for-proof-t2723.htm#29569 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/fact-human-evolve-missing-links-not-needed-for-proof-t2723.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/oldest-fossilized-evidence-of-animals-t2674.htm SamCogar The oldest fossilized evidence of animals has been unearthed in Oman and reveals that tiny sea sponges were abundant 635 million years ago, long before most of the planet's other major animal groups evolved, according to a new analysis. The ancient demosponges — probably measuring across no more than the width of a fork tine — were pinned down via fossilized steroids, called steranes, which are characteristic of the cell membranes of the sponges, rather than via direct fossils of the sponges ... Science Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:22:30 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/oldest-fossilized-evidence-of-animals-t2674.htm#28992 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/oldest-fossilized-evidence-of-animals-t2674.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/three-cheers-for-evolution-another-missing-link-found-t2657.htm SamCogar Pregnant fossil shows how early whales evolved CHICAGO - Fossils from two early whales — a male and a rare pregnant female — shed light on how these ancestors to modern whales made the leap from walking on land to ruling the sea. The fetal remains, found with the 47.5 million-year-old pregnant female, were positioned head down, suggesting these creatures gave birth on land, while spending much of the rest of their time in the water. The fetal skeleton is the first specimen of the ... Science Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:15:47 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/three-cheers-for-evolution-another-missing-link-found-t2657.htm#28831 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/three-cheers-for-evolution-another-missing-link-found-t2657.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/intelligence-goes-with-the-flow-t2568.htm SamCogar Human smarts appear to be related to how well information flows between different regions of the brain, posits a theory on the nature of intelligence. A review of 37 brain imaging studies on the matter revealed that brain areas related to smarts are the same areas related to attention, memory and language – functions that are concentrated in the frontal and parietal lobes. The Parieto-Frontal Integration Theory suggests intelligence depends on how efficiently these areas of the brain ... Science Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:24:02 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/intelligence-goes-with-the-flow-t2568.htm#28169 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/intelligence-goes-with-the-flow-t2568.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/forget-about-all-your-current-worries-and-problems-t2567.htm SamCogar .. There just might be a BIGGER FISH in the skillet that’s about to be fried. Still worried that the Large Hadron Collider will create a black hole that will destroy the Earth when it's finally switched on this summer? Um, well, you may have a point. Three physicists have reexamined the math surrounding the creation of microscopic black holes in the Switzerland-based LHC, the world's largest particle collider, and determined that they won't simply evaporate in a millisecond ... Science Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:05:48 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/forget-about-all-your-current-worries-and-problems-t2567.htm#28165 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/forget-about-all-your-current-worries-and-problems-t2567.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/personal-computers-soon-be-obsolete-t2546.htm sodbuster http://lynnsamuels.com/

Well this is interesting stuff.

But I bet the pc lobby will mount a huge counter-attack.

Just like the medical/insurance entrenched interests do with healthcare reform.]]> Science Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:32:53 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/personal-computers-soon-be-obsolete-t2546.htm#27915 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/personal-computers-soon-be-obsolete-t2546.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/scientists-solve-mystery-3-fish-are-all-the-same-t2537.htm SamCogar WASHINGTON - Researchers believe they have solved the puzzle of three seemingly different fish, one all males, one all females and one all juveniles. They're the same fish, and undergo remarkable changes as they mature. …………………………………. All three will now be classified as Cetomimidae, he said. Johnson said the researchers were able to link the fish through comparative anatomical study and, once they obtained fresh samples, by their DNA. The larvae are called tapetails because they ... Science Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:31:18 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/scientists-solve-mystery-3-fish-are-all-the-same-t2537.htm#27858 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/scientists-solve-mystery-3-fish-are-all-the-same-t2537.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/sunset-at-the-north-pole-t2460.htm SamCogar

A scene you will probably never get to see

This is the sunset at the North Pole with the moon at its closest point.]]> Science Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:13:28 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/sunset-at-the-north-pole-t2460.htm#27211 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/sunset-at-the-north-pole-t2460.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/real-science-polar-sea-ice-has-net-cooling-effect-t2468.htm SamCogar Polar Sea Ice Changes are Having a Net Cooling Effect on the Climate by Steven Goddard One of the most widely discussed climate feedbacks is the albedo effect of polar sea ice loss. Ice has a relatively high albedo (reflectance) so a reduction in polar ice area has the effect of causing more shortwave radiation (sunlight) to be absorbed by the oceans, warming the water. Likewise, an increase in polar sea ice area causes more sunlight to be reflected, decreasing the warming of the ocean. ... Science Wed, 14 Jan 2009 14:13:58 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/real-science-polar-sea-ice-has-net-cooling-effect-t2468.htm#27257 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/real-science-polar-sea-ice-has-net-cooling-effect-t2468.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/earliest-feathers-were-for-show-not-flight-t2462.htm SamCogar

The world's first feathers probably had nothing to do with flight or staying warm but were instead for showy display purposes, according to a new study that documents the most primitive known version of feathers, which were found on a Chinese dinosaur.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28626897/

]]> Science Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:25:33 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/earliest-feathers-were-for-show-not-flight-t2462.htm#27213 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/earliest-feathers-were-for-show-not-flight-t2462.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/questions-for-obamas-science-team-t2387.htm SamCogar Out of the 11 questions submitted, I liked these two. 11 Questions for Obama’s Science Team 3. Can Science Get Respect? (Mr. Kit Wilkinson, Salt Lake City, Utah, 32 recommendations) As a 7th grade science teacher I am confronted with the greatest problem with our scientific community. The problem is not global climate change or energy issues. It is the stigma that American students have with learning science, math, and technology. If the next generation has no innovative minds ... Science Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:22:09 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/questions-for-obamas-science-team-t2387.htm#26283 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/questions-for-obamas-science-team-t2387.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-great-global-warming-hoax-t2228.htm SamCogar This is a good read for those "looking for the truths" ....... and is written so that YOU can easilly understand the "science" that is presented in said. Sam The Middlebury Community Network Editorial: The Great Global Warming Hoax? http://www.middlebury.net/op-ed/global-warming-01.html And the following is a summary of topics that were discussed. So, you can read the entire article or look over the items in the summary and scan the article for the ... Science Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:11:22 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-great-global-warming-hoax-t2228.htm#24565 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-great-global-warming-hoax-t2228.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/carbon-dioxide-and-climate-circa-1959-t2266.htm ziggy From Scientific American: Editor's Note: We are posting this article from our July 1959 issue to offer an historical perspective on some of the issues being discussed at the United Nations Framework Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, which began December 1 and runs through December 12. The theories that explain worldwide climate change are almost as varied as the weather. The more familiar ones attribute changes of climate to Olympian forces that range from geological upheavals ... Science Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:24:12 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/carbon-dioxide-and-climate-circa-1959-t2266.htm#25054 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/carbon-dioxide-and-climate-circa-1959-t2266.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/life-evolving-in-primordial-soup-via-lesbian-necrophiliacs-t2252.htm SamCogar The microscopic aquatic creatures known as bdelloid rotifers are used to enduring dry spells—in more senses than one. In their common habitats of moss, soil, and seasonal pools, these minuscule, transparent animals routinely survive periods of complete dessication that can last from days to years. They also hold the record for celibacy among animals: All 460 known species of bdelloids consist exclusively of egg-laying females that have essentially been cloning themselves for 100 million years. ... Science Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:49:56 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/life-evolving-in-primordial-soup-via-lesbian-necrophiliacs-t2252.htm#24883 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/life-evolving-in-primordial-soup-via-lesbian-necrophiliacs-t2252.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-white-skinned-cloud-people-of-peru-t2198.htm SamCogar Ancient city discovered deep in Amazonian rainforest linked to the legendary white-skinned Cloud People of Peru A lost city discovered deep in the Amazon rainforest could unlock the secrets of a legendary tribe. Little is known about the Cloud People of Peru, an ancient, white-skinned civilisation wiped out by disease and war in the 16th century. But now archaeologists have uncovered a fortified citadel in a remote mountainous area of Peru known for its isolated natural beauty. An ... Science Sun, 07 Dec 2008 16:28:44 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-white-skinned-cloud-people-of-peru-t2198.htm#24218 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/the-white-skinned-cloud-people-of-peru-t2198.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/more-proof-of-an-aquatic-ape-origin-t2192.htm SamCogar Humans 80,000 Years Older Than Previously Thought? Modern humans may have evolved more than 80,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to a new study of sophisticated stone tools found in Ethiopia. The tools were uncovered in the 1970s at the archaeological site of Gademotta, in the Ethiopian Rift Valley. But it was not until this year that new dating techniques revealed the tools to be far older than the oldest known Homo sapien bones, which are around 195,000 years ... Science Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:55:17 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/more-proof-of-an-aquatic-ape-origin-t2192.htm#24148 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/more-proof-of-an-aquatic-ape-origin-t2192.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cool-finding-on-the-cancer-front-t2135.htm bmd Can Breast Cancer Disappear?

The findings a pretty preliminary, but cool nonetheless. You might note that the absence of some tumors, rather than their presence, infers their existence here.

Often times, the counter-intuitive results are the most interesting.]]> Science Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:18:09 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cool-finding-on-the-cancer-front-t2135.htm#23590 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cool-finding-on-the-cancer-front-t2135.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cross-species-mating-t1833.htm SamCogar Several rare varieties of staghorn coral have begun mating across species lines and are creating surprisingly robust hybrids, according to a new study; researchers believe the unusual step is an effort to adapt to changing ocean conditions and avoid extinction. The findings are an unexpected piece of promising news about coral reefs, which usually make the headlines for their potential fate as one of the first victims of global warming. Coral reefs around the world are under pressure from ... Science Sat, 25 Oct 2008 14:47:02 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cross-species-mating-t1833.htm#20508 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/cross-species-mating-t1833.htm http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/sawing-timbers-during-the-stone-age-t2100.htm SamCogar Stone Age Village Unearthed in Central Greece ATHENS, Greece — Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a 6,500-year-old farming settlement in an antiquities-rich area of central Greece. The finds include remains of houses built of wood and unbaked clay bricks, together with pottery vases, ovens and stone tools, the Culture Ministry announced Thursday. The Neolithic-era remains were discovered during work to lay a gas pipe near the village of Vassili in Thessaly, some 170 ... Science Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:56:42 GMT http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/sawing-timbers-during-the-stone-age-t2100.htm#23057 http://gazzfriends.forumotion.com/science-f14/sawing-timbers-during-the-stone-age-t2100.htm