Science
Lucy’s coming to Houston
The state department has approved a request to bring Lucy to the United States and her first stop is the Museum of Natural Science here in Houston. She’ll be on display from August 31st of this year until April of next year.
I am really looking forward to this. I think it’s a toss up on how the [...]
Popularity: 19% [?]
America: The land of dumb and dumber
There’s a new Gallup Poll out regarding evolution. It’s nothing but bad news. The majority of Republicans reject evolution, preferring to believe that humanity and so on and so forth are the special creation of an invisible man who lives in the sky somewhere.
Republicans shouldn’t feel too bad though because as you [...]
Popularity: 10% [?]
Why “God Did It” Fails
If there’s one pro-god argument that annoys me, it’s the “God Did It” argument. It usually goes something like this:
Science can’t fully explain this that and/or something else. And since it can’t, the answer is obvious. God did it.
Are there things the scientists can’t quite explain? Yes, there [...]
Popularity: 5% [?]
A step closer to the universe
European astronomers have recently announced that they’ve discovered another planet. According to the reports, it’s slightly larger than earth, has about five times the mass and orbits a red dwarf about 20 light years away. What makes this one special is that it may have liquid water on it. Other planets that have been found [...]
Popularity: 3% [?]
T-Rex: The Other White Meat
The mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex is said to have been the Queen of Dinoworld. Hailing from what is now western North America, it weighed in at a bit over seven tons and was about 43 feet in height. It was a two legged meat-eating machine.
And it’s cousin is a chicken.
It began two [...]
Popularity: 3% [?]
Mutant gene may lead to cure for heart disease
Twenty-five years ago scientists found an elderly man with high cholesterol whose arteries showed no sign of plague build up. It was the same way with his entire family. Such things make you wonder and thankfully it was scientists doing the wondering. Why?
Because they now appear on the verge of [...]
Popularity: 5% [?]
Having solved all other problems, NM declares Pluto a planet
At least, a planet when it passes over New Mexico which should be about a century from now.
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 54
48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007
INTRODUCED BY
Joni Marie Gutierrez
A JOINT MEMORIAL
DECLARING PLUTO A PLANET AND DECLARING MARCH 13, 2007, “PLUTO PLANET DAY” AT THE LEGISLATURE.
WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico [...]
Popularity: 4% [?]
