HuffPost Science: 'Gay Genes'; Giant Telescope; Dancing Ice

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 Why Are There Gay Men? While female sexuality appears to be more fluid, research suggests that male gayness is an inborn, unalterable, strongly genetically influenced trait. Click the link above to learn more. Giant Optical Device Expected To Revolutionize Astronomy WATCH: Ice Crystals Dance To Mesmerizing 'Music Box' Beat Scientists Say They've Solved Mystery Of Mammoths' Demise EXPLOSIVE: Solar Flare Eruption Smashes Old Record New Journal Aims To Tip Scales In Debate Over Scientific Publishing BLOG POSTS Donald L. Sparks: Tipping Point A group of 22 scientists sounded an alarming call to action last week. Their paper in the June 7 issue of Nature, carries the benign-sounding title, "Approaching a State Shift in Earth's Biosphere." But their conclusions are nothing short of a disaster warning. Madeline Schwartzman: In Search of Lost Sound: Mammoth Growls, Scratchy Dolls and Hisses of the Sun Before you freeze to death in the Tyrolean mountains, consider this: 5000 years from now, if and when you are found, scientists will be able to tell the most personal details about you, even more than we know about Ötzi. Victor Stenger: Questions on Science and Religion The following is an interview that will appear in the book How to Prove God Does Not Exist by Trevor Treharne, to be released in September by Universal Publishers. Sam Sommers: When Good People Behave Badly The psychology of fraud shares a lot in common with the psychology underlying another of society's most pressing ills... the combover. Kate Schrauth: Mentoring the Next Generation Towards STEM Careers Did you have a special chemistry teacher who helped light a spark that led to a career in science? Or a baseball coach who said your knack for calculating batting averages could be an asset in math class? If so, you're one of the lucky few.

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