Evolution skeptics argue that some biological structures, like the brain or the eye, are simply too complex for natural selection to explain. Biologists have proposed various ways that so-called 'irreducibly complex' structures ...
Evolution
Apr 12, 2013
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(Phys.org)—While the common house spider may be creepy, it also has been inspiring researchers to find new and better ways to develop adhesives for human applications such as wound healing and industrial-strength tape. ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2012
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The majority of public high school biology teachers are not strong classroom advocates of evolutionary biology, despite 40 years of court cases that have ruled teaching creationism or intelligent design violates the Constitution, ...
Evolution
Jan 27, 2011
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An international team of researchers, including Monash University biochemists, has discovered evidence at the molecular level in support of one of the key tenets of Darwin's theory of evolution.
Evolution
Sep 14, 2009
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(AP) -- Texas will no longer require educators to teach weaknesses of all scientific theories, including evolution.
Other
Mar 27, 2009
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Two centuries after Charles Darwin's birth on Feb. 12, 1809, people still argue passionately about his theory of evolution.
Feb 1, 2009
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With its bright colors, easy-to-learn rules and familiar music, the video game Tetris has endured as a pop culture icon over the last 40 years. Many people, like me, have been playing the game for decades, and it has evolved ...
Mathematics
Feb 28, 2024
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Artificial intelligence and natural language processing technologies are driving the use of pedagogical conversational agents with empathic capabilities. They are virtual tools (e.g., chatbots) that are able to evoke an empathetic ...
Education
Feb 13, 2024
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Lego has announced that its braille bricks—already popular among services and schools serving visually impaired children—are now available for public purchase.
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2023
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Researchers in Japan have developed a machine learning process that simultaneously designs new molecules and suggests the chemical reactions needed to make them. The team at the Institute of Statistical Mathematics (ISM) ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 23, 2023
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