HuffPost Science: Dinosaurs' Demise; Murder Mystery; Have Humans Stopped Evolving?

Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Dinosaur Scientists Give Surprising New Explanation Of Animals' Demise Some dinosaur species were declining long before the 150-million-year-long Age of Dinosaurs ended, scientists find. Click the link above to learn more. New Clue In 5,000-Year-Old 'Murder Mystery' WATCH: Science's Take On Prayer Found: Haunting Video Of Challenger Have Humans Stopped Evolving? LOOK: Images From Hubble's 22 Years BLOG POSTS Victor Stenger: Science and Spirituality Science and religion are forever incompatible. They have totally opposing views of the world and the role that humans play in that world. Art Markman, Ph.D.: What You See Affects What You Can Do A paper in the April, 2012 issue of Psychological Science suggests that changing the way people see something can also influence their skill. Dr. Marty Klein: Want to Undermine Science in Public Policy? Start With Sex The facts about sexuality should not be trivialized into a matter of opinion. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but everyone is NOT entitled to their own facts. Randi Hutter Epstein, MD, MPH: How to Tame Wild Sperm I whacked sperm the other day. In a scientific sort of way. I was in an embryology lab using a microscope to spot them and a skinny pipette to bop them on their heads. My job: to stop a few sperm in their tracks as if I were a real embryologist capturing one and cramming it into an egg. Matthew Hutson: Teddy Bears Make You Friendlier -- and Maybe Healthier Given that isolation increases stress and cortisol production, and that petting dogs reduces blood pressure, the researchers suggest that touching a teddy bear might make you not just happier and nicer but healthier too.

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