A new, less expensive, and faster method now has been developed and used to determine the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y chromosome in the gorilla. The technique will allow better access to genetic information of the Y chromosome of… Continue Reading
Written on the summit of Scafell Pike in permanent ink are verses from the Emerald Tablets of Thoth, signed “R. Bennett” and “2015.” No one knows who left the graffiti, or why. The Telegraph reports, “The National Trust said a team… Continue Reading
Yuval Harari’s Jewish Magic before the Rise of Kabbalah will be published in English translation in February 2017 by Wayne State University Press. According to the publisher’s website, “Magic culture is certainly fascinating. But what is it? What, in fact,… Continue Reading
Anyone who has seen the Washington Monument in the US capital, Washington, DC, probably realizes that it is a phallic symbol. It can also be considered a symbol of Freemasonry in that many of the marble blocks were donated by various… Continue Reading
Now there’s a new reason to own a 3D printer. MorphoSource, launched at Duke in 2013, is the largest and most open digital fossil repository of its kind. MorphoSource is allowing professionals and amauteurs download and create fossils that they… Continue Reading
Sometimes evolution proceeds much more rapidly than we might think. Genetic analysis makes it possible to detect the earliest stages of species formation and to gain a better understanding of speciation processes. For example, a study just published in PLOS… Continue Reading
A recent find in a cave has scientists all a buzz. They found Ice Age Lion Cubs with viable DNA. Currently Russian and Korean scientists are working together to try and clone the Ice Age Lions. http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/scientists-attempt-clone-ice-age-7497693
Last fall, we reported on the revelation that tardigrades, already known for being indestructible, are also about 16% not-tardigrade. They have quite a bit of foreign DNA in their genome, and scientists aren’t sure why it’s there. Now scientists have… Continue Reading
The Association for the Study of Esotericism and Mysticism/Research Centre for Mysticism and Esotericism will be holding its Eighth International Conference in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 23-27. Keynote speakers include Henrik Bogdan, Andreas Kilcher and Wouter J. Hanegraaff. http://ancientesotericism.org/ posted these details regarding… Continue Reading
Just days after a poacher’s snare had killed one of their own, two young mountain gorillas worked together Tuesday to find and destroy traps in their Rwandan forest home, according to conservationists on the scene. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/07/120719-young-gorillas-juvenile-traps-snares-rwanda-science-fossey/