Rosa Rubicondior

Competition drives marsupial males to suicidal sex - life - 07 October 2013 - New Scientist I thought I'd share this as a beautiful ex...

Does the scientific fact of evolution support an atheistic view of the universe? According to fundamentalist Christians in Kansas, USA, i...

Continuing my theme of religion and the history of censorship, this blog deals specifically with the role of censorship in the Catholic Chur...

The walk and jump of Equisetum spores One of the things I get from reading about science is that little frisson of pleasure in finding ou...

Hunter, gatherer… architect? Civilisation's true dawn - life - 03 October 2013 - New Scientist This article by David Roberts in this w...

Continuing my study of Portuguese history prior to going to Lisbon at the end of this month, I was not at all surprised to discover the role...

Ruins of the Convento do Carmo, Lisbon, Portugal Towards the end of this month we'll be going to Lisbon, Portugal, for a few d...

It's amazing how, when you have a modicum of understanding of evolution - and I like to flatter myself that I know a little about it - y...

The recent phenomenon of the mass blocking campaign on Twitter and the various attempts to shut down blogs and websites is just another mani...

Very many thanks to my many supporters on Twitter for your continuing support. It is very much appreciated and more than a little humbling. ...

DNA-grabbing bacteria hint at early phase of evolution - life - 26 September 2013 - New Scientist How did the simplest cells early in the ...

Entelognathus (Image: Brian Choo) Fish fossil suggests our skeleton evolved face first - life - 25 September 2013 - New Scientist Obv...

Sac O' Doughnuts Yep! My Twitter account ( @RosaResurrected )has been suspended again, and once again no specific reason has been giv...

Why is God suddenly so big in the schools we all pay for? Zoe Williams, The Guardian This article by Zoe Williams ( @zoesqwilliam...

Universe's baby pictures suggest a bubbly birth - life - 19 September 2013 - New Scientist In this week's New Scientist we have an...