Science
Bird flu scientists respond to media hysteria, suspend critical research
By Nicholas Russo, February 10, 2012
The investigators discovered how a mutation of the deadly virus could lead to its airborne transmission between human beings.
Galapagos tortoise species, thought to be extinct, has survived
By Patrick Martin, February 3, 2012
A team of biologists from Yale University has found evidence that a species of Galapagos tortoise, believed extinct for more than a century, has survived in one of the remote parts of the Galapagos island chain.
A friendly response to William Whitlow’s comments on Thomas Kuhn
By Philip Guelpa, January 30, 2012
This commentary is written as a supplement to the WSWS article “Thomas S. Kuhn, post-modernism and materialist dialectics,” by William Whitlow.
Tantalizing evidence of the Higgs boson
By Bryan Dyne, December 29, 2011
Physicists are close to confirming detection of the last undiscovered particle predicted by the “Standard Model” of particle physics.
New research may show that Neanderthals did not go extinct
By Philip Guelpa, December 27, 2011
DNA derived from the Neanderthals has been found in many human populations around the globe
Exciting and engaging: Richard Dawkins’ The Magic of Reality: How We Know What’s Really True
By Christine Schofelt, November 12, 2011
In his latest book, written for young people, evolutionary biologist and author Richard Dawkins shows how—and why—to fall in love with reality.
Tentative evidence of particles travelling faster than light
By Margaret Bourne, November 4, 2011
Initial results from a group of scientists appear to indicate that neutrinos travel at a velocity greater than the speed of light.
Thomas S. Kuhn, post-modernism and materialist dialectics
By William Whitlow, October 28, 2011
William Whitlow replies to a reader’s inquiry about sociologist Thomas S. Kuhn, author of The Structure of Scientific Revolutions.
New hominin fossil finds in South Africa may fill a gap in the record of human evolution
By Philip Guelpa, September 23, 2011
A newly reported fossil discovery from the Malapa, South Africa may provide greater insight into the evolution of the genus Homo from our australopithecine ancestors. The fossils consist of remains of two individuals, an adult female and juvenile male, possibly a mother and son.
Mass Viking grave identified in southern England
By Joan Smith, September 16, 2011
Archaeologists have discovered a mass grave of decapitated Vikings on the southern coast of England dating from AD 910-AD1034. Scientists think they may have been caught and killed by locals.
CERN experiment weighs antimatter to unprecedented precision
By Bryan Dyne, August 26, 2011
The research provides further confirmation of quantum mechanics.
The end of the US space shuttle program
By Patrick Martin, August 19, 2011
The American manned space program is shutting down indefinitely, an event that has considerable historical significance.
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