Topic: Charles Darwin
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3 perfect summer books for Anglophiles
Calling all Anglophiles: Here are 3 new summer titles that will take you to London without requiring you to leave your armchair.
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World rankings: top 10 universities around the globe
Britain's leading higher education publication, The Times Higher Education, today released its 2012 reputation rankings for universities worldwide. Here is a list of the top 10.
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In Pictures: John Lennon anniversary
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3 great books for November
When the days get short and the nights grow long, what you need is a great book. I recommend grabbing at least one of these three terrific new releases.
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In Pictures: Victorian Photocollage at the Met
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Galapagos tortoise: a resurrection from extinction?
Galapagos tortoise became extinct after June death of Lonesome George. But scientists say cross-breeding could bring Galapagos tortoise back.
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'Science Guy' Bill Nye takes aim at evolution deniers
In a video by the online knowledge forum Big Think, science educator Bill Nye urged parents to let their children's schools teach evolutionary biology.
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3 perfect summer books for Anglophiles
Calling all Anglophiles: Here are 3 new summer titles that will take you to London without requiring you to leave your armchair.
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Robert Reich
Mitt Romney, Bain Capital and the New Gilded AgeThe system that made Mitt Romney's fortunes at Bain Capital is the same one largely responsible for the greatest concentration of the nation’s income and wealth at the very top since the Gilded Age of the nineteenth century.
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Latin America Monitor
Galapagos giant tortoise Lonesome George dies after not so lonely life (+video)Lonesome George is believed to be the last of his subspecies, but he hardly had time for loneliness: The tortoise had constant company from journalists, scientists, and potential mates.
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Change Agent
Thinking local and sustainable makes economic senseResearch ecologist argues a healthy economy and a healthy ecosystem go hand in hand.
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Darwin's Ghosts
Rebecca Stott tells the stories of the intellectuals who grappled with the theories of evolution and natural selection centuries before Darwin got there.
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Robert Reich
Social Darwinism is here to stayPresident Obama kicked off his 2012 campaign with a hard-hitting speech centered on the House Republicans’ budget plan. We are likely to hear a lot more about social Darwinism in the months ahead.
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World rankings: top 10 universities around the globe
Britain's leading higher education publication, The Times Higher Education, today released its 2012 reputation rankings for universities worldwide. Here is a list of the top 10.
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Chapter & Verse
Robert Harris's "The Fear Index" makes a thriller out of a man sitting at a computerRobert Harris, the author of 'The Ghost,' discusses his new financial page-turner "The Fear Index" and his predilection for writing about ancient Rome.
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'Extinct' humongous Galapagos tortoise could be making a comeback
A genetic analysis of a Galapagos tortoise revealed DNA from a related species thought to have gone extinct 150 years ago, suggesting that the two species are mating and producing hybrid offspring.
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Robert Reich
What kind of society do Republicans want? It looks like social Darwinism.They’re not conservatives. They’re regressives. And the America they seek is the one we had in the Gilded Age of the late nineteenth century.
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Another phone hacking victim, another blow to Murdoch's power in Britain
Revelations of another phone hacking victim – the mother of 8-year-old murder victim Sarah Payne – adds to a culture war that pits Rupert Murdoch’s profit-driven ethos against Britain's establishment press.
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Why you should care about Gregor Mendel
Today's Google Doodle reminds us that without the meticulous work of Gregor Mendel, evolutionary biology would make no sense.
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Teaching creationism: Louisiana law that skirts US ban survives challenge
The Louisiana law allows teaching contrary to evolution on the grounds it promotes critical thinking, a proposition ridiculed by scientists. Similar legislation is being debated in other states.
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The Unbelievers
What is most interesting about contemporary atheists is not what they have in common but rather their differences.
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Reader recommendation: The Origin of the Species
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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Opinion: Religion doesn't belong in public schools, but debate over Darwinian evolution does
Students need to learn about Darwinian evolution. But they also deserve to hear countervailing scientific evidence – evidence that is censored in many current textbooks.
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In Pictures: John Lennon anniversary
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3 great books for November
When the days get short and the nights grow long, what you need is a great book. I recommend grabbing at least one of these three terrific new releases.
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Moses' parting of the Red Sea: Is there a physical explanation?
A new paper suggests that an area near the Red Sea area could have had favorable characteristics for 'wind setdown' some 3,000 years ago.
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Glaciers, known for erosion, can help mountains grow
Glaciers' 'buzz-saw effect' can level mountains. But at high altitudes, glaciers can freeze to mountains and shield against erosion, new research suggests.
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How China will -- and won't -- change the world
China's astonishing urbanization could bring a new era of supercities, but its cultural norms probably won't eclipse American dominance.
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In Pictures: Victorian Photocollage at the Met
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Global News Blog
Why are Galapagos sea lions moving to Peru?A colony of sea lions from the Galapagos Islands recently migrated 1,000 miles southeast to Peru, say a Lima-based ocean group. Was this migration – and others like it – caused by climate change?
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