Science Essays
Book 4
Consanguinity
In Search of a Geneticist for the FAQs
"Origin of the
Novel Species Noodleous doubleous."
Tom Schneider proposes,
in his notable research paper, that divine intervention is observed in the
spontaneous creation of a new life form, Doubleous noodleous.
Further evidence of the Flying Spaghetti
Monster...
Love Bites
Annaliese Beery, Science
Writer
Black widow spider spinsters consume their mates (along with 95 percent of
their young) and the fly, Serromyia femorata,
administers a death kiss.
Read more!
"Brother, Can You Spare a
Banana?"
James
G. Petropoulos, Science Writer
One may well ask that
question of the next chimpanzee one meets. He's a 99.4% genetic match, and
we've discovered that there's a new Homo species in town.
Read more!
Endogenous Retroviruses and Evolution
Stephen Darksyde, Science Writer
Every winter, as regular as Santa, the visitor named influenza makes the
rounds. No one knows how these horrid, quasi-living,
self-replicating packets of genetic material called
viruses first came to be. Read more!
Aquatic Apes Are People, Too!
Stephen Darksyde, Science Writer
Our unique human qualities include being bald and chubby, nearly hairless,
and we carry more body fat than most mammals. Enter Elaine
Morgan, a feisty Welsh defender of the Aquatic Ape theory.Read more!
Chicken Little Was Right
Norm Sleep, Science Writer
The summer day begins on the shallow reef. Fish forage among vegetation as
they avoid sharks. Pterodactyls soar in the trade winds.
Suddenly, the sky brightens in a second sunrise. Every mobile organism
instinctively dives for cover, but there is no hope. Read more!
AIDS, Bubonic Plague, and Human
Evolution
Stephen Darksyde, Science
Writer
HIV was found to be fatal despite aggressive treatment,
yet physicians noticed a mysterious twist. A minority of patients showed markedly slower disease progress. These lucky few seemed
resistant. The race was on to find out why. Read more!
The Skinny On Fat
Annaliese Beery, Science Writer
Fat, verboten fat, is actually one of the most useful molecules in your
body. Without fat you couldn't sleep through the night! Fats
are the most efficient storage system you have. When babies are born
who cannot digest fat...Read more!
Forensic Analysis: Achieving Justice
Maia Smith, Science Writer
DNA analysis has exonerated people wrongly sentenced to life
in prison. Paternity cases are now open-and-shut. DNA analysis is
extremely accurate, unlike traditional criminology, and yet there are
pitfalls. Read more!
The End of the Universe
Stephen Darksyde, Science
Writer
There's something seriously wrong with the universe! Heat Death, the Big
Crunch, or the Big Rip is coming. What we learned when a sun blew her
starry guts out. Read more!
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