Missing link found? Scientists unveil fossil of 47 million-year-old primate, Darwinius masillae. Tama/Getty The 47 million year old fossilized remains of a primate is seen at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Feast your eyes on what a group of scientists call the Holy Grail of human evolution. A team of researchers Tuesday unveiled an almost perfectly intact fossil of a 47 million-year-old primate they say represents the long-sought missing link between humans and apes. Officially known as Darwinius masillae, the fossil of the lemur-like creature dubbed Ida shows it had opposable thumbs like humans and fingernails instead of claws.
Scientists say the cat-sized animal's hind legs offer evidence of evolutionary changes that led to primates standing upright - a breakthrough that could finally confirm Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. "This specimen is like finding the Lost Ark for archeologists," lead scientist Jorn Hurum said at a ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History. "It is the scientific equivalent of the Holy Grail. Rschapiro@nydailynews.com. Distant Star Smokes Nearby Planet | Video. Make your own Hitler video. The Official String Theory Web Site. Physicscentral. 6 Insane Discoveries That Science Can't Explain. We like to feel superior to the people who lived centuries ago, what with their shitty mud huts and curing colds by drilling a hole in their skulls. But we have to give them credit: They left behind some artifacts that have left the smartest of modern scientists scratching their heads. For instance, you have the following enigmas that we believe were created for no other purpose than to fuck with future generations.
The Voynich Manuscript The Mystery: The Voynich manuscript is an ancient book that has thwarted all attempts at deciphering its contents. And it's not like some idiot just scribbled a bunch of nonsense on paper and went, "Figure THIS out, fuckwads. " It is actually an organized book with a consistent script, discernible organization and detailed illustrations. It appears to be a real language--just one that nobody has seen before. Translation: "...and when you get her to put the tennis racket in her mouth, have her stand in a fountain for a while. Why Can't They Solve It? General Biology Video Lecture Course. THE DARK SITE OF PSYCHIATRY. In this page you'll find links to articles and critical documents on biological-psychiatry.
Biological-psychiatry's official theory describes psychological or personal problems as having a biological origin caused by genetic or chemical 'imbalances' to be corrected by drugs and other interventions like Electro-Convulsive Therapy [ECT] or insulin shock. These widely used but controversial methods in official medicine have been for many years amply invalidated, showing clearly that they are absolutely unscientific, that they tend to alienate patient's rights, are unable to solve the problems presented, are dangerous for one's health, and are submissive to pharmaceutical companies.
Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012. Visibility[edit] North America It was the first annular eclipse in the continental U.S. since the solar eclipse of May 10, 1994 which was also the previous eclipse of this series Solar Saros 128. Photo Gallery[edit] Asia Related eclipses[edit] Solar eclipses 2011-2014[edit] Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit. Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 4, 2011, and July 1, 2011, occur in the previous semester series. Saros 128[edit] It is a part of Saros cycle 128, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 73 events. Series members 52-62 occur between 1901 and 2100: Metonic series[edit] The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles.
This series has 21 eclipse events between May 21, 1993 and May 20, 2069. Notes[edit] References[edit] Biology Tutorials - Biology-Online.org. 5 Creepy Forms of Mind Control You're Exposed to Daily. One of our favorite subjects is the way marketers can use psychology to manipulate you into doing what they want (we don't think "brainwashing" is too strong a word).
We know what you're thinking: You're far too cynical to fall for the ads you fast forward through on your DVR or the little tricks employed by marketers and politicians to push your subconscious buttons. But are you sure? Because science has found ... #5. The Color of a Pill Can Trick You into Thinking It's Working Getty Remember when Neo got to choose between the red pill and the blue pill?
"I really hope being swallowed by a mirror is covered by my insurance. " What? Did you notice how the red pill would let Neo "wake up" to the real world, but the blue pill would let him stay "asleep" in the dream world? Blue, blue and blue -- if not the package, then the pill itself. What the hell? Also blue = drowning, and certain types of poisonous reptiles. GettyAll we remember is consuming ghosts whole, and then the long silence. #4.
- StumbleUpon. Explaining the explosion: rate of white dwarf mergers matches frequency of type Ia supernova. Measuring vast distances in the Universe requires standard candles, objects with a known intrinsic brightness. Type Ia supernovae (SN Ia) are the brightest standard candles we know of, so they are useful for measuring the accelerating expansion of the Universe, as honored by the 2011 Nobel Prize in physics.
Most astronomers agree that type Ia supernovae have something to do with white dwarfs—compact remnants of stars similar to our Sun. However, the exact mechanism for turning these stars into a supernova is not at all certain. The models we use to explain the explosions all involve binary systems: either a white dwarf paired with an ordinary star, or two white dwarfs in mutual orbit. Now, a study of white dwarfs by Carles Badenes and Dan Maoz indicates that the frequency of white dwarf mergers is very close to the rate of SN Ia events in spiral galaxies.
However, if enough mass is added, the degeneracy pressure will not be able to overcome gravity. Newfound exoplanet may turn to dust: Planet's dust cloud may explain strange patterns of light from its star.