20th Nov 2009 : Five exotic crocodiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs 100 million years ago, including one sporting boar-like tusks and another with a duckbill snout, have been discovered in the Sahara.
20th Nov 2009 : In his most recent book, The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution, Dawkins makes his case for evolutionary theory.
19th Nov 2009 : IBM announced significant progress toward creating a computer system that simulates and emulates the brain's abilities for sensation, perception, action, interaction and cognition, while rivaling the brain's low power and energy consumption and compact size.
18th Nov 2009 : Richard Dawkins' talk at the 2009 Atheist Alliance International Conference in Burbank, California.
17th Nov 2009 : His is not the first popular book on evolution. But there is something thrilling about the way Dawkins explains stuff.
17th Nov 2009 : Scientist Thinks a "Dino Chicken" Could Be Created in Five Years By Reversing Evolution
17th Nov 2009 : [UPDATE] - good link in Wired added.
A new species of finch may have arisen in the Galapagos.
16th Nov 2009 : Late announcement - Richard Dawkins will be on the Ron Reagan Show on Air America tonight.
[UPDATE] Link to podcast added
15th Nov 2009 : How could the blind forces of Nature create large and highly information-laden molecules like DNA and proteins just by random processes?
14th Nov 2009 : The smallest objects that the unaided human eye can see are about 0.1 mm long. That means that under the right conditions, you might be able to see an ameoba proteus, a human egg, and a paramecium without using magnification
13th Nov 2009 : Of the 20,000 genes in the human genome, few are more fascinating than FOXP2, a gene that underlies the faculty of human speech.
The Eureka breakfast: Lord Rees on the values and value of science
| by Mark Henderson - TimesOnline
12th Nov 2009 : ...the first in a series of science breakfasts organised by The Times to celebrate the launch of Eureka, our new magazine devoted to science, life and the planet...
12th Nov 2009 : Carolyn Porco examines how science and scientists are portrayed in the film industry. She also explains how she interprets some of the stunning imagery taken by the Cassini mission to Saturn and the outer planets, which she oversees.
11th Nov 2009 : NOVA's comprehensive, three-part special, "Becoming Human," examines what the latest scientific research reveals about our hominid relatives.
11th Nov 2009 : That’s about one-tenth as cheap as the $48,000 effort reported in August by Helicos Biosciences Corp. of Cambridge, Massachusetts. The first human genome map was completed by researchers in 2001 at an estimated cost of more than $100 million...
11th Nov 2009 : Having been selected to talk by the Stanford University graduating class, Sapolsky spoke about the uniqueness of humans in relation to the rest of the animal world.
11th Nov 2009 : Pterosaur ‘missing link’ poses problems for a Dawkins’ evolutionary story in The Greatest Show on Earth
10th Nov 2009 : ...putting aside attacks on religion to produce instead a thorough explanation of how humans and other life forms are linked through evolution.
10th Nov 2009 : ...the science he presents in "Greatest Show" is breathtaking.
10th Nov 2009 : Post and video about yesterday's Carl Sagan Day event in Florida.
10th Nov 2009 : "Darwin's Brave New World" - Episode 1 available now on YouTube.
9th Nov 2009 : Biologist Richard Dawkins presents the basics to assist those "prepared to argue the case."
6th Nov 2009 : Carl Sagan's Last interview on Charlie Rose
6th Nov 2009 : An old grey mare named Twilight has provided an international team of researchers with the entire genetic code of a domestic horse.
5th Nov 2009 : A detailed picture of the seeds of structures in the universe has been unveiled by an international team co-led by Sarah Church of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology
4th Nov 2009 : The thing that immediately struck me was that, despite all the sharp put-downs, Dawkins is actually incredibly mild-mannered in person.
4th Nov 2009 : Author of 'The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution' shares his passion for spreading an understanding of scientific processes with the layperson.
4th Nov 2009 : The first in-depth televised investigation documenting an explosion of recent discoveries,
4th Nov 2009 : Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a theoretical model that informs the understanding of evolution and determines how quickly an organism will evolve using a catalogue of "evolutionary speed limits."
4th Nov 2009 : Depression might be evolution's way of fixing what ails us
4th Nov 2009 : Jerry Coyne explains 'Why Evolution Is True' (also the title of his excellent new book) at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 conference, sponsored by The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science.
3rd Nov 2009 : Dan Dennett links culture, evolution and philosophy during a lecture in Oslo.
3rd Nov 2009 : Success in Genetic Sequencing May Help in Combating Human Ailments, Including Obesity, Heart Disease
2nd Nov 2009 : The world's oldest spider web spun when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth has been found encased in a Prehistoric piece of amber from a beach in the south of England.
1st Nov 2009 : Featuring a superb cast and commentators including David Suzuki, Richard Dawkins, Jared Diamond and Iain McCalman, this is the story of how four young voyagers changed our world forever.
1st Nov 2009 : Richard Dawkins, who recently retired from the Oxford University faculty, is a canny, funny and beguiling biologist
1st Nov 2009 : The electrons could, in turn, be the result of decaying dark matter, but that, they said, is an argument they will make in a future paper.
30th Oct 2009 : Cornell researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve.
30th Oct 2009 : Originally Aired: October 23 10:00 PM - Length 26:55
29th Oct 2009 : ...IBM scientists are drilling nano-sized holes in computer-like chips and passing DNA strands through them...
29th Oct 2009 : Polls show a majority of Americans are concerned about the H1N1 virus (swine flu), but also about the safety and efficacy of the swine flu vaccine. Is it ethical to say no to this or any vaccine?
29th Oct 2009 : Approximately 120-130 million years ago, one of the most significant events in the history of the Earth occurred: the first flowering plants
29th Oct 2009 : It's not your average confession show: a panel of leading physicists spilling the beans about what keeps them tossing and turning in the wee hours.
28th Oct 2009 : The story of how the dinosaurs disappeared is getting more and more complicated
28th Oct 2009 : Richard Dawkins talks about his latest book "The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence For Evolution" at the Edinburgh Book Festival 2009.
27th Oct 2009 : While science is indelibly distinct from the field of ethics, Richard Dawkins believes that there are a number of ways in which it could greatly benefit our ability to understand and repair the worlds suffering.
[UPDATE] entire 34' interview link added
27th Oct 2009 : Palaeontologist Richard Forrest explains why the T. rex was a kitten compared with this monster
27th Oct 2009 : In the Muslim world, creationism is on the rise
27th Oct 2009 : ...“we are better off using a word that ordinary lay people actually understand”—the word ‘fact.’...
26th Oct 2009 : Fewer than 5,000 views to get a million
26th Oct 2009 : Press release on Publishers Marketplace
26th Oct 2009 : Sometimes you can become too well known.
25th Oct 2009 : Interview with Richard Dawkins on The Hour(Canadian)
25th Oct 2009 : Letters: Scientists Respond to Our Review of Richard Dawkins’s ‘Greatest Show on Earth’.
25th Oct 2009 : Evolution helps us imagine what aliens might be like
24th Oct 2009 : A critically ill Turkish boy has had his life saved after scientists were able to read his genome quickly and work out that he had a wrong diagnosis.
24th Oct 2009 : Michael Green is the new Lucasian chair of mathematics at Cambridge
23rd Oct 2009 : Richard Dawkins’ newest work is hugely rewarding but is it a book for the ages, asks RAJARAM NITYANANDA
Scientists oppose plan to fund research according to economic value
| by Joanna Sugden - TimesOnline
23rd Oct 2009 : Hundreds of eminent scientists including Professor Richard Dawkins and six Nobel prizewinners are campaigning against plans to put an end to university research that is deemed worthless.
23rd Oct 2009 : It is the greatest animal battle on the planet, and it has finally been caught on camera.
22nd Oct 2009 : Transworld Publishers is delighted to announce the acquisition of a new book by Richard Dawkins , WHAT IS A RAINBOW, REALLY?, in collaboration with the renowned illustrator, Dave McKean.
22nd Oct 2009 : Lawrence Krauss gives a talk on our current picture of the universe, how it will end, and how it could have come from nothing. Krauss is the author of many bestselling books on Physics and Cosmology, including "The Physics of Star Trek."
22nd Oct 2009 : Review of Richard Dawkins' book signing and discussion at the Tribeca Barnes and Noble on Oct 21.
21st Oct 2009 : Extended Discussions with an Evolutionary Biologist
21st Oct 2009 : Although advances in medical care have improved standards of living over time, humans aren't entirely sheltered from the forces of natural selection, a new study shows.
20th Oct 2009 : A vociferous defender of Darwin, Richard Dawkins has a new book that lists the evidence that the theory of evolution explains how life on Earth came to be.
20th Oct 2009 : Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins was on Grounds Friday to discuss his new book
20th Oct 2009 : Video explains that Amazon currently mixes ratings and comments for Ray
Comfort's version of Origin with those of the "real" anniversary
edition thus giving buyers the wrong impression about the quality of
the respective books
20th Oct 2009 : A Defender of Science
20th Oct 2009 : ScienceDaily (Oct. 19, 2009) — A 21-year Michigan State University experiment that distills the essence of evolution in laboratory flasks not only demonstrates natural selection at work, but could lead to biotechnology and medical research advances, researchers sai
19th Oct 2009 : It won’t thrill his publishers to hear this, but Richard Dawkins appears largely uninterested in standard authorial topics like his new book, his writing habits or even himself. Instead he wants to talk about giant butterflies and tiny moths, worms disguised as snakes, why goats are related to whales and whether beetles have two sets of wings (they do, and for good reason).
17th Oct 2009 : The scientist talks about his guide to evolution, his own fame and why it's pointless to argue with creationists
16th Oct 2009 : Dr. Andy Thomson gives a talk on morality at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 Conference in Burbank, California. Dr. Thomson uses Francis Collins' claim that morality is proof of God as a jumping-off point to discuss what we know about how morality works and where it came from.
15th Oct 2009 : The evolution of altruism has long puzzled researchers and has mainly been explained previously from ultimate perspectives—
15th Oct 2009 : Researchers in China and the UK say they have discovered the fossils of a new type of flying reptile that lived more than 160 million years ago.
14th Oct 2009 : On Monday evening, October 12, I attended a lecture by Richard Dawkins on his new book The Greatest Show on Earth--The Evidence for Evolution which was held on the main campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. It was a very inspiring experience.
14th Oct 2009 : Pastafarians invite bestselling author Richard Dawkins
13th Oct 2009 : ...
Dawkins, a professorial fellow of New College in Oxford, is known for his promotion of “militant atheism." He has authored 10 books, including bestsellers “The God Delusion” and “The Selfish Gene.”...
13th Oct 2009 : The takeaway from this fascinating book, then, is that our being surrounded by endless forms, some most beautiful and wonderful, others dull and nasty, is no accident, but the direct consequence of evolution by non-random natural selection. It's the only game in town, the greatest show on earth.
13th Oct 2009 : Richard Dawkins chuckled when I told him he might have to travel on Billy Graham Parkway when he flies into town next week to speak at Queens University of Charlotte.
12th Oct 2009 : After taking acceptance of evolution for granted, the author addresses Darwin doubters in 'The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution.'
11th Oct 2009 : Tomorrow the Discovery Channel will show an Ardipithecus documentary.
11th Oct 2009 : Scientists have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the human genome...
10th Oct 2009 : Dawkins, who will read from his book Saturday at the Wordstock Festival recently spoke with The Oregonian.
10th Oct 2009 : The “early bird” Archaeopteryx may not be a bird, after all.
10th Oct 2009 : Bill O'Reilly Interviews/Debates Richard Dawkins on Atheism and Science in the Classroom.
10th Oct 2009 : PZ Myers' lecture at the Atheist Alliance International 2009 conference in Burbank, CA.
10th Oct 2009 : Richard Dawkins is interviewed on BBC 5 Live.
9th Oct 2009 : Richard Dawkins addresses Menlo School in Atherton, CA on October 5, 2009. In this clip (Part 1 of 8), Head of School Norm Colb and faculty member Jack Bowen introduce Dr. Dawkins.
9th Oct 2009 : Richard Dawkins is interviewed on The Lionel Show about his new book The Greatest Show on Earth.
8th Oct 2009 : Canadian scientists have become the first in the world to decode the DNA of breast cancer cells,
7th Oct 2009 : Richard Dawkins draws from an abundance of scientific resources to explain evolution and condemn it's doubters.
7th Oct 2009 : Laurence D. Hurst compares two seasoned authors’ strategies for explaining the difference between evolution fact and fantasy — Richard Dawkins’s thunder and Carl Zimmer’s poise.
6th Oct 2009 : Our planet may be home to more than 30 million different animals and plants. And every single one is locked in its own life-long fight for survival. Life uncovers some extraordinary strategies they’ve developed to stay alive and to breed.
6th Oct 2009 : ...the 2010 Global Atheist Convention, The Rise of Atheism, is taking place on 12-14 March in Melbourne...
5th Oct 2009 : Oh for God’s sake! An alert reader called my attention to two blog posts...
5th Oct 2009 : Richard Dawkins talks about why it's time for a book setting out the evidence for evolution, when calling someone ignorant isn't an insult, and how the media have made him into a militant atheist.
4th Oct 2009 : The world's most famous atheist sat down with Tapestry - a programme about religion - for an hour-long conversation.