Is DNA a Fossil of the Origin of Life? Two Leading Scientists Say 'Yes'
Microbiologist Carl Woese and physicist Nigel Goldenfeld both at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, argue that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection applies only to a recent phase of life on Earth; that a process of horizontal evolution led to the rise of the genetic code.

New Theory of Primate Origins Sparks Controversy
The evolution of the distant ancestors of humans and other primates may have been driven by dramatic volcanic eruptions and the parting of continents, according to a controversial new theory.

Giant sculptured Mayan head found
A decorated Mayan head measuring three meters (10 feet) at the base and sculptured out of stucco has been unearthed in northern Guatemala, near the border with Mexico.

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Faster Than the Speed of Light? Pulsars Point to 'Yes'
We learned in our intro to science courses that information cannot be transmitted faster than the speed of light. ... But now, astrophysicists in the US have observed such superluminal speeds in space in the form of radio pulses from a pulsar. ...

Video: The Asteroid That Will Almost Hit Earth
Any number of undiscovered near-Earth objects could one day careen into the Earth, and there is a lot of talk here at the American Geophysical Union meeting about tracking them. So far, though, only one discovered object has seemed even mildly likely to hit our planet.

Earth 1.2 Millions Years Ago: Human Population, 18,500!
Scientists have calculated that for a period lasting one million years and beginning 1.2 million years ago, at a time when our ancestors were spreading through Africa, Europe and Asia, there were probably between 18,500 to 26,000 individuals capable of breeding...

Dark matter 'beach ball' unveiled
The giant halo of dark matter that surrounds our galaxy is shaped like a flattened beach ball, researchers say.

Avatar: A Stunning New World That NASA Continues to Ignore
A recent poll claims to show that "50% of Americans now say the United States should cut back on space exploration given the current state of the economy". Yet Americans are flocking in droves to see this movie - about space exploration...

Megalithic spin? Brockdorff Circle report literally rewrites history
The long-awaited official report into the excavations of the Gozo Stone (aka Brockdorff) Circle in Xaghra – a unique underground prehistoric burial site near Ggantija temples – may have rewritten Maltese history in more ways than one: by failing to properly acknowledge that the site was originally discovered by Gozitan historian Joseph Attard Tabone, whose extensive research led to its precise relocation in 1965.