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God Didn’t Create the Universe, God Didn’t Even Start the Big Bang

Stephen Hawking Seeks to Separate God From Physics in New Book

stephen hawking talks about the universe

According to renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, God did not create the universe. God didn’t even get ball in motion by setting off the big bang. According to Stephen Hawking, “the universe can and will create itself from nothing.” According to CNN, Hawking also answers the question of why we exist in his new book, “The Read more »

Bjørn Lomborg Calls for $250bn Climate Fund

Green groups cautiously welcome's skeptic environmentalist's change of heart

Environmentalist groups have welcomed self-styled “skeptic environmentalist” Bjørn Lomborg’s call for a $250bn worldwide fund for addressing climate change, but they’re still cautious about it, reports the Guardian.co.uk Back in 2004, the controversial Danish statistician argued that addressing climate change should be the lowest concern among government’s priorities. He has now changed that opinion, saying Read more »

Solar System Similar To Ours Discovered [Photos]

System Contains At Least 5 Planets Around ‘Sun-like’ Star 127 Light Years Away

Planetary Solar System

A solar system that shares some similarities with our own has been discovered 127 light years away in the southern constellation Hydrus. The solar system has at least five planets which orbit a sun-like star that scientists call HD 10180. Researchers also have evidence there could be an additional two planets. This means the newly Read more »

Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Judge Blocks Expansion

Human embryonic stem cell colony

A federal judge on Monday blocked the expansion of research into embryonic stem cells, saying new guidelines by the Obama administration violate the intent of the Dickey-Wicker Amendment to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from using appropriated funds to create human embryos for research purposes or for research in which human Read more »

Hitler Was Part Jewish Test Suggests

DNA samples link him to the "subhuman" race.

Hitler on his knees

Spitting on Jews was encouraged by the Nazi Regime that functioned under Adolph Hitler, now this spit has come back to haunt the monster that exterminated the Jews during World War II. Read more »

Moon Shrinkage Channels 'Seinfeld’s' George Costanza

Moon Might Still Be Shrinking, Scientists Say

Moon

If the moon is made out of green cheese, then there must be a ton of space rats eating it. Scientists say the Earth’s closest neighbor has undergone some serious shrinkage, much like fictional TV character George Costanza suffered after getting into a too cold swimming pool during a “Seinfeld” episode. In a new study, Read more »

Noxious Microorganisms Hitchhike on Fly Fishers' Boots

Several states have banned felt-soled fishing boots

Fly fishing

Fly fishers across the United States are grappling with a recent ethical issue: the felt-soled boots they wear to keep upright in the water amidst smooth and slippery stones have been suspected of transporting invasive microorganisms. Read more »

New Star Discovered by Citizen Scientists

Using idle home computers via Einstein@Home

Three people who donated their computer time to crunch data while they weren’t surfing have discovered a new star in very deep space. Called Citizen Scientists, this is a group of people who are not employed in the scientific community, but want to make a contribution through the Einstein@Home project. Two Citizen Scientists in Iowa, Read more »

Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak Tonight

Perseid Meteor Shower Set to Light Up the Sky Tonight

perseid meteor shower image

If you are watching the sky tonight, you are bound to see a piece of the Perseid Meteor shower. The Perseid Meteor shower is peaking tonight, and according to the CS Monitor, could bring 75 meteors per hour. The peak of the meteor shower will be around 2 am Friday morning, but depending on location, Read more »

67,000-Year-Old Human Bone Discovered in the Philippines

Callao Man Fossil Found in the Callao Caves in the Philippines

callao man found in callao caves

The Tabon Man was a 47,000 year old fossil that was believed to be the oldest human to inhabit the Philippines. But archeologists have just uncovered the foot bone of one of his ancestors. A 67,000-year-old bone was discovered in a network of caves, and is believe to predate the Tabon Man by 20,000 years. Read more »