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Evolution

Evolution of the Beard (No, Not That One)

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Full, luxurious beards are a sight to behold, and they may also serve a practical purpose — softening the impact of a punch to the jaw. Throughout history, flowing beards have been celebrated by cultures around the world as an emblem of social dominance and virility, much like the flowing mane of a dominant male lion. However, the thick hair of a lion’s mane also protects a big cat’s throat against a rival’s lethal claws and teeth, scientists have said. And a dense beard may lend similar protection against deadly attacks by cushioning and absorbing forces directed at the jaw, … Read more

Did Exploding Stars Bring Us to Our Feet? – Live Science

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As human ancestors went from swinging through trees to walking on two legs, they may have received a boost from an unlikely source: ancient supernovas. These powerful stellar explosions may have showered Earth with enough energy to shift the planet’s climate, bathing Earth in electrons and sparking powerful, lightning-filled storms, according to a new hypothesis. Lightning then could have kindled raging wildfires that scorched African landscapes. As savanna replaced the forest habitat, early humans that lived there may have been pushed to walk on two legs, the new study suggests. However, don’t go jumping to conclusions just yet. Many factors … Read more

FOR WRITERS: Evolution in Sci Fi

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FOR WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: We tend to think of evolution as something that happened in the past. But evolution is happening all around us, and we are accelerating it by massively changing the world. How will it play out in the next 100, 500, 5000 years? Writers: This is a writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Join the chat

Puppy-Size Roaches (and Other Bizarre Creatures) From “Beyond the Sixth Extinction”

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Beyond the Sixth Extinction

In a toxic urban landscape of the future, what strange (and still oddly familiar) animals might have evolved to survive there? A new book, “Beyond the Sixth Extinction: A Post-Apocalyptic Pop-Up” (Candlewick Press) by Shawn Sheehy, artfully imagines the grotesque creatures that could live in a possible future — one reshaped by disasters so destructive that 75 to 80 percent of life on Earth went extinct. How odd would this world’s inhabitants be? Imagine a giant, flightless pigeon that carries its young in pouches under its wings, a freshwater turtle with a shell fortified by heavy metals, and a cockroach … Read more

SCIENCE: Does Bigger Penis Size Lead to Evolutionary Disaster?

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You might wonder if a bigger penis size is desirable, then why hasn’t the human race evolved to have bigger ones? Well, the answer has revealed if that happened, it could lead to evolutionary disaster. Researchers have revealed a larger penis could be the biggest cock block to our survival. Scientists at the Smithsonian National Museum of National History have showed the size and shape of at least one species’ genitals were a disaster. Analysis of fossils of ostracods, tiny, shrimp-like crustaceons that still around – indicated individuals with larger and more elongated sex organs couldn’t survive. It was found … Read more

SCIENCE: What Will Humans Be Like in a Thousand Years?

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Humans in 1000 Years

TechInsider tackled the question, and found that humans will probably incorporate more bionic parts, be taller, and may finally crack the secret to immortality. And after all that time, we will likely be even closer to our machines, if we don’t destroy the planet and ourselves first. By Rob Ludacer and Jessica Orwig – Full Story at SOURCE

Zombie Evolution – Video

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Be it with recent films like Maggie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, television shows like Fear the Walking Dead, books such as Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, and video games including Call of Duty: Black Ops 3′s Zombies mode as well as Left 4 Dead, it’s safe to say that the pop culture landscape is practically littered with the undead. Interestingly enough, developer Techland decided to take fans of the phenomenon through a history lesson of sorts, by showing how zombies have evolved over the past several decades in a promotional video for Dying Light‘s The Following DLC. Full Story at Game … Read more