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 The Best All-Time Beards 

These guys have the most notable chin hairs in history

Times (UK) Times (UK) Nov 15, 08 6:49 PM CST
(Newser) - To celebrate the public premiere of Charles Darwin's beard (or at least hair from it his great, great grandson found in a small leather box) at the British Natural History Museum, the London Times lists the best all-time chin hairs: Karl Marx. The collapse of the Soviet Union may have deflated his Communist Manifesto, but the richness of his beard remains. More »

More about:  Jesus Christ • Charles Darwin • Karl Marx • Charles Dickens • beard • facial hair

Princeton Team Adds Twist to Darwin's Theory

It's not random, they say: Organisms can control own evolution

Princeton University Nov 12, 08 7:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Princeton scientists say they have found evidence that organisms can essentially control their own evolution, a finding that could provide a fundamental shift in our understanding of Darwin's theory, reports the university's news service. The research suggests that evolution isn't entirely random, as Darwin believed. Rather, proteins within organisms constantly make self-correcting adaptations to bring about the fittest being. More »

More about:  evolution • biology • Charles Darwin • Princeton • natural selection

Anglicans Making Nice With Darwin

Church's essay series aims to repair evolutionist's reputation

Guardian (UK) Guardian (UK) Sep 15, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Charles Darwin came out with his theory of evolution by natural selection nearly 150 years ago, the Church of England opposed it. But now, 200 years after the celebrated scientist's birth, the church has launched a website exploring its history with Darwin, and the church's head of public affairs has issued a posthumous apology, the Guardian reports. More »

More about:  science • evolution • apology • Charles Darwin • Church of England • natural selection

Anti-Evolution Groups Change Texas Tactics

Curriculum may allow for Darwin's 'strengths and weaknesses'

New York Times New York Times Jun 4, 08 2:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evolution opponents are adapting. Now that “intelligent design” and “creation science” have failed in court, the new catch phrase, the New York Times reports, is “strengths and weaknesses.” It might seem innocuous, but critics say it’s yet another tactic to undermine the teaching of evolution in schools. Evolution opponents are insisting that curriculum discuss the flaws in Darwin’s theory. More »

More about:  Texas • education • evolution • Charles Darwin • creationism • intelligent design

Darwin's Papers Now Online

Once-private drafts, notes and even recipes of evolutionary scientist are free to public

BBC BBC Apr 17, 08 4:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A vast collection of the papers of Charles Darwin is now online, providing public access to volumes once restricted to Cambridge scholars, the BBC reports. 20,000 items are available, including the first draft of his seminal book on evolution, travel notes and personal pieces such as family recipes, Reuters reports. “Darwin changed our understanding of nature forever,” says the project’s director. More »

More about:  science • evolution • research • nature • biology • Charles Darwin • natural selection

 Cancer Can
 Be Contagious 

Tasmanian Devils transmit it by biting,
dogs with sex

NPR NPR Apr 6, 08 8:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Contrary to long-held opinion, cancer can be contagious—and Darwin is to blame, a science reporter told NPR. It turns out cancer cells evolve as species do, and in some rare cases—a cancer affecting Tasmanian devils, two others in dogs and hamsters—the cancers have evolved to allow direct contagion from one host creature to another. More »

More about:  cancer • Australia • Charles Darwin • Tasmania • Tasmanian Devil

7 Celebs Who Married Cousins

Bach, Rudy, Einstein all kept it in the family

Mental Floss Magazine Dec 11, 07 5:54 PM CST
(Newser) - These seven celebrities looked no further than their own family tree for a bride, Mental Floss reports—they married their cousins: Johann Sebastian Bach: Had 7 of his 20 children with Maria. Edgar Allen Poe: Fell for Virginia when she was 7; they wed when she was 13. Jerry Lee Lewis: Myra was 13 when they married. More »

Walter Mosley's Top Literary Picks

Devil in a Blue Dress author selects five most influential books

Newsweek Newsweek Nov 6, 07 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Walter Mosley has won accolades from readers and critics alike for his Easy Rawlins detective series, and the novelist has a philosophical side, too. Newsweek presents his list of important works that "most greatly impacted the intelligence, potential and humanity of the people of the world." The Theory of Relativity , Albert Einstein On the Origin of Species , Charles Darwin Das Kapital , Karl Marx More »

More about:  list • literature • Marxism • Charles Darwin • Albert Einstein • Karl Marx • Sigmund Freud

Muslim Creationists Damn Darwin

Turkish anti-evolution tract
distributed worldwide

Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Monitor Aug 2, 07 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Muslim group in Turkey is widely disseminating a 768-page tome that slams evolution and promotes Islam-inflected creationism, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Council of Europe has issued warnings—particularly to schools—against the "Atlas of Creation," which has been published in 80 countries and 59 languages. More »

More about:  education • Islam • Turkey • evolution • Muslim • Charles Darwin • creationism • Council of Europe

Evolutionary Theory Takes Big Leap With Evo-Devo

Research in embryonic development  reveals how organisms evolve

New York Times New York Times Jun 26, 07 9:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Evolutionary theory is in the early days of its third great expansion, the New York Times reports, following Darwin’s original formulation almost 150 years ago and the so-called “modern synthesis” of 1930-50. Dubbed “evo-devo” because it focuses on the embryonic development of organisms, the newest science explores how specific genes control significant aspects of an organism’s growth. More »

More about:  genetics • evolution • genes • Charles Darwin

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