Posted on April 22, 2009 by Michael Hawkins
Yahoo! has an article from Space.com which talks about a Hubble image of three interacting galaxies known as Arp 194. Upon reading the article, I noticed there was a picture of the winner of the recent Hubble contest. Naturally, I assumed I was reading an article about that galactic trio. But then I realized the [...]
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Posted on November 29, 2008 by Michael Hawkins
LLOYDMINSTER, Alberta – Scientists said Friday they had found remains of a meteor that illuminated the sky before falling to earth in western Canada earlier this month.
University of Calgary scientist Alan Hildebrand and graduate student Ellen Milley found several meteor fragments near the Battle River along the rural Alberta-Saskatchewan border, near the city of Lloydminster [...]
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Posted on October 25, 2008 by Michael Hawkins
This is what I’m talking about when I say I want to expand my range. Joe Buck and Tim McCarver are the two worst announcers in any sport. They are quite roundly hated, at least in baseball. So it’s refreshing to see that Yahoo! has a blog entry on the subject.
Buck has indicated he’d be [...]
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Posted on October 19, 2008 by Michael Hawkins
It’s quite common for the media to exaggerate claims or to use the tactic of fear to get readers or viewers. At the risk of contradicting my last post on anecdotal evidence, just watch an episode of Dateline. Your mattress may be ridden with bed bugs!
So it comes as little surprise that Yahoo! has an [...]
Filed under: Evolution, News | Tagged: anti-bacterial, Evolution, media, sensationalization, triclosan, Yahoo! | 1 Comment »