Saturday, June 4, 2005

"Intelligent design" at NMNH?. June 3, 2005: On May 28, 2005, readers of The New York Times were surprised to discover that The Privileged Planet -- a film based on the book of the same title by Guillermo Gonzalez and Jay Wesley Richards, both affiliated with the Discovery Institute -- was schedul ... [National Center for Science Education]
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Never sausage an artifact. Scientists searching underwater for shipwrecks, docks and other sunken items along Callawassie Island came up with little more than an old can, a wrench and a lot of crab traps during the past two weeks. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Archaeological dig may happen at conservatory. Officials with the New England Tropical Conservatory are considering the possibility there may be an American Indian site near a waterway on its nature reserve. [Archaeology - Topix.net]
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Scientists Take Up Plight of Parasites. Two scientists from the University of Missouri St. Louis are making the case to save endangered parasites. The scientists say lice and their comrades can reveal much about their host species but are rapidly going extinct. But don't expect lawmakers to make additions to the Endangered Species List anytime soon. [NPR Topics: Health & Science]
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