Daily Archives: May 8, 2009

Giant Trilobites Found in Portugal!

No need to hide the kids. They’re fossilized. But so reports the science journal Geology: Large quarrying surfaces of roofing slate in the Arouca Geopark (northern Portugal), formed under oxygen-depleted conditions, have yielded a unique Ordovician fossil lagerstätte that reveals … Continue reading

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Bad H1N1 (Swine Flu) News: Summer Heat May Not Stop It, and It’s Starting to Behave Like the 1918 Flu Pandemic

One billion people worldwide. According to New Scientist, that’s how many people could be infected by H1N1 between now and July. Despite a week of relative calm in the news regarding H1N1 (swine flu), New Scientist reports that there is new evidence suggesting that … Continue reading

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The New York Times Finally Uses the Word Torture!

The truth finally, and without Newspeak. Thank you. It’s so good not hearing from the New York Times the Orwellian phrase “enhanced interrogation” in a serious news article, especially when what went on was torture: Col. Harold E. Fischer Jr., … Continue reading

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